Matthew 27:66

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Daniel 6:17

A stone was rolled over the pit, and it was sealed. Then Darius and his officials stamped the seal to show that no one should let Daniel out.

Matthew 27:60

Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb that had been cut into solid rock and had never been used. He rolled a big stone against the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Matthew 27:65

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

Matthew 28:11

While the women were on their way, some soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city. They told the chief priests everything that had happened.

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord's angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it.

Mark 16:4

But when they looked, they saw that the stone had already been rolled away. And it was a huge stone!

John 20:1

On Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the foundation that God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”

Joshua 10:18

Joshua answered, “Roll some big stones over the mouth of the cave and leave a few soldiers to guard it.

Revelation 20:3

Then the angel threw the dragon into the pit. He locked and sealed it, so that a thousand years would go by before the dragon could fool the nations again. But after that, it would have to be set free for a little while.