Matthew 27:65-66

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⁶⁵Pilate said to them, “You have a guard [of soldiers]; go [with them], make the tomb as secure as you know how.” ⁶⁶So they went and ^[a]made the tomb secure, and along with [stationing] a guard of soldiers [to be on watch] they set a seal on the stone.

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Matthew 27:66 In ancient times a tomb was secured by stretching a cord across the stone, then sealing each end of the cord to the rock wall with wax. The wax was marked with the official Roman seal.