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Matthew 27:65

Pontius

63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

64 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
KJV
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
WEB
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.”
ASV
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it [as] sure as ye can.
DARBY
And Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, secure it as well as ye know how.
BLB
Pilate said to them, “You⁺ have a guard. Go, make [it as] secure as you⁺ have known.”
ÅB
Pilatus sa til dem: «Der har dere vakt; gå bort og vokt graven som best dere kan!»
OTB
Pilatus sa til dem: "Ta en vaktstyrke; gå og gjør graven så sikker som dere vet hvordan."
B1930
Pilatus sa til dem: Der har I vakt; gå bort og vokt graven som best I kan!

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