Matthew 27:65-66
Amplified Bible
65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard [of soldiers]; go [with them], make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So 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.
Matthew 27:65-66
New International Version
65 “Take a guard,”(A) Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(B) on the stone(C) and posting the guard.(D)
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