Matthew 28:15

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 26:15, Judas is bribed to betray Jesus — the same pattern of money-for-deception reappears here with the guards spreading a lie.

Exodus 23:1 commands not to spread false reports — the guards' lie directly violates this law.

1 Timothy 6:10 warns that love of money causes evil — the guards' bribery to spread falsehood exemplifies this principle.