65 “You have[a] a guard of soldiers,”[b] Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.”

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  1. Matthew 27:65 Or “Take
  2. Matthew 27:65 It is uncertain whether this guard consisted of temple police or Roman soldiers.

65 “Take a guard,”(A) Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

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66 Then they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard.[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 27:66 Lit stone with the guard

66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(A) on the stone(B) and posting the guard.(C)

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