command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest peradventure his disciples come, and steal him away, and say unto the people, he is risen from death: And then the last error shall be worse than the first was.
Matthew 27:65 - William Tyndale New Testament Pilate said unto them: Take watchmen: Go and make it as sure as ye can. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Pilate said to them, You have a guard [of soldiers; take them and] go, make it as secure as you can. American Standard Version (1901) Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it as sure as ye can. Common English Bible Pilate replied, “You have soldiers for guard duty. Go and make it as secure as you know how.” Catholic Public Domain Version Pilate said to them: "You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know how." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Pilate saith to them: You have a guard; go, guard it as you know. |
command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest peradventure his disciples come, and steal him away, and say unto the people, he is risen from death: And then the last error shall be worse than the first was.
They went and made the sepulchre sure with watchmen, and sealed the stone.