KJV King James Version
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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Matthew 27:66
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
WEB World English Bible
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
ASV American Standard Version
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.
Surrounding context — Matthew 27
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make [it] as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΟἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπορευθέντεςG4198 · poreuōto travelἠσφαλίσαντοG805 · asphalizōto secureτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτάφονG5028 · taphosgraveσφραγίσαντεςG4972 · sphragizōto sealτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλίθονG3037 · lithosstoneμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκουστωδίας.¶G2892 · koustōdiaguard
Cross-references
Daniel 6:17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.Matthew 27:60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.Matthew 28:11Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
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