Matthew 27:66
So they went and made the tomb secure, by sealing the stone, in presence of the guard.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
In Context
65“You may have a guard,” was Pilate’s reply. “Go and make the tomb as secure as you can.”
Cross References
Joshua 10:18he said, “Roll some large stones at the mouth of the cave and post men to guard it,
Matthew 27:60and laid it in his newly made tomb which he had cut in the rock; and, before he left, he rolled a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Matthew 28:11While they were still on their way, some of the guard came into the city, and reported to the chief priests everything 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 →