Matthew 27:64

Weymouth NT

So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first.«

Cross References

Matthew 12:45

Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation.«

Matthew 27:63

»Sir,« they said, »we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again.

Matthew 27:65

»You can have a guard,« said Pilate:»go and make all safe, as best you can.«

Matthew 28:13

telling them to say, »His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep.«

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our preaching was not grounded on a delusion, nor prompted by mingled motives, nor was there fraud in it.