Pilate said to them, “The guard is yours; go secure it as best you can.”
When you arose, O God, for judgment to save the afflicted of the land. Selah
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.
Give orders, then, that the grave be secured until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ This last imposture would be worse than the first.”
So they went and secured the tomb by fixing a seal to the stone and setting the guard.