Matthew 27:64

First Nations Version

We must put an end to his lies or his followers could take his body away and tell the people he has come back from the dead, making things worse for all of us. So we are asking that you order your soldiers to guard the burial cave.”

Cross References

Matthew 28:13

“Tell the people that his followers came and stole his body while you were sleeping,” they said.

Matthew 12:45

The spirit then finds seven other spirits, more evil than itself, who all go in and live there, making the person worse than before. This is how it will be for the generation of people living today.”

Matthew 27:63

“Honored One,” they said to him, “When he was still alive, that trickster Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said, ‘On the third day I will come back from the dead.’

Matthew 27:65

He said to them, “Take with you a good number of my soldiers and set them to guard the burial cave securely.”

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Our message to you had no false purpose. We were not trying to trick or fool anyone.