Matthew 27:64
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.””
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“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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 27:64 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
- Matthew 28:13and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
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