{We will persuade him, and rid you of care} (h(886d)eis
peisomen kai humas amerimnous poi(8873)omen). They would try money
also on Pilate and assume all responsibility. Hence the soldiers
have no anxiety (amerimnous, alpha privative and merimna(935c), to
be anxious). They lived up to their bargain and this lie lives on
through the ages. Justin (_Dial_. 108) accuses the Jews of
spreading the charge. Bengel: _Quam laboriosum bellum mendacii
contra veritatem_. {It was spread about} (dieph(886d)isth(885c))
diligently by the Jews to excuse their disbelief in the
Messiahship of Jesus.