Matthew 27:65

James Moffatt - New Testament

Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers, go and make it as secure as you can."

Cross References

Matthew 27:66

So off they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the boulder and setting the guard.

Matthew 27:64

Now then, give orders for the tomb to be kept secure till the third day, in case his disciples go and steal him and then tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' The end of the fraud will then be worse than the beginning of it."