Matthew 27:63

They said to him, “Sir, we recall that the imposter said while he was still alive, ‘After three days, I'll rise again.’

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Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

In Context

62The next day, after the Preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to see Pilate.

64Give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. That way his disciples can't come and steal his body and tell people that he was raised from the dead, and the deception in the end will become worse than it was at first.”

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Cross References

Matthew 16:21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer terribly at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and religious teachers; and that he would be killed, but he would rise again on the third day.

Matthew 20:19and hand him over to the foreigners to mock him, whip him, and crucify him. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

Mark 8:31Then Jesus began to explain to them that the Son of man would suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and religious teachers. He would be killed, but three days later would rise again.

Luke 9:22“The Son of man must experience terrible sufferings,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the religious teachers. He will be killed, but on the third day he will rise again.”

Luke 23:2There they started to accuse him. “We found this man deceiving our nation, telling people not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming he is Messiah, a king,” they said.

John 2:19Jesus replied, “Destroy this Temple, and in three days I'll raise it up!”

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 →

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