The Tomb Is Sealed and Guarded

62 Now on the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate, 63 saying, “Sir, we remember that while[a] that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and[b] steal him and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it[c] as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went with the guard of soldiers and[d] made the tomb secure by[e] sealing the stone.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:63 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“alive”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 27:64 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 27:65 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Matthew 27:66 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Matthew 27:66 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“sealing”) which is understood as means

62 On the ho · de following day epaurion, that hostis is eimi, after meta the ho day paraskeuē of Preparation , the ho ruling archiereus priests and kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios went as a group synagō to pros Pilate Pilatos. 63 They said legō, “ Sir kyrios, we remember mimnēskomai that hoti while he was zaō still eti alive zaō that ekeinos · ho impostor planos said legō, ‘ After meta three treis days hēmera I will be raised egeirō.’ 64 Therefore oun order keleuō the ho tomb taphos to be made secure asphalizō until heōs the ho third tritos day hēmera, lest mēpote his autos disciples mathētēs come erchomai · ho and steal kleptō him autos and kai say legō to the ho people laos, ‘ He has been raised egeirō from apo the ho dead nekros,’ and kai the ho last eschatos deceit planē will be eimi greater cheirōn than the ho first prōtos.” 65 Pilate Pilatos said phēmi to them autos, · ho Take echō a guard koustōdia of soldiers ; go hypagō and make asphalizō it as secure as hōs you know oida how.” 66 So de they ho went poreuō and made asphalizō the ho tomb taphos secure by sealing sphragizō the ho stone lithos and setting the ho guard koustōdia

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