Matthew 27:66
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
In Context
65Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.”
Cross References
Joshua 10:18Joshua said, “Roll large stones to cover the cave’s entrance, and set men by it to guard them;
Matthew 27:60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
Matthew 28:11Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all the things 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 →