Matthew 27:65

Easy To Read Version

Pilate said, “Take some soldiers and go guard the tomb the best way you know.”

Cross References

Psalm 76:10

God, people respect you\par when you punish evil people.\par You show your anger,\par and the survivors {\cf2\super [434]} become stronger.\par

Proverbs 21:30

There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Matthew 27:64

So give the order for the tomb to be guarded well until after three days. His followers might come and try to steal the body. Then they could tell the people that he has risen from death. That lie will be even worse than what they said about him before.”

Matthew 27:66

So they all went to the tomb and made it safe from thieves. They did this by sealing the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.