Matthew 27:66
So they went and secured the grave with the guard, having sealed the stone.
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In The King James Version
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
In Context
65So Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go make it as secure as you can!”
Cross References
Matthew 27:60and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and left.
Matthew 28:11Now while they were going, get this, some of the guard went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:58-66
The Burial of Christ. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting… Read the whole commentary →