Matthew 27:65

Contemporary English Version 1995

Pilate said to them, “All right, take some of your soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you know how.”

Cross References

Matthew 27:66

So they sealed it tight and placed soldiers there to guard it.

Proverbs 21:30

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can't defeat the Lord.

Psalm 76:10

Even the most angry people will praise you when you are furious.

Matthew 27:64

So please order the tomb to be carefully guarded for three days. If you don't, his disciples may come and steal his body. They will tell the people he has been raised to life, and this last lie will be worse than the first one.”