Matthew 27:65 Cross References
Matthew 27:65
65: Pilate replied, "Take guards and secure it the best you can."
Matthew 27:66
- So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.
Matthew 28:11
- As the women were on their way into the city, some of the men who had been guarding the tomb went to the leading priests and told them what had happened.
- A meeting of all the religious leaders was called, and they decided to bribe the soldiers.
- They told the soldiers, "You must say, 'Jesus' disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.'
- If the governor hears about it, we'll stand up for you and everything will be all right."
- So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today.
Proverbs 21:30
- Human plans, no matter how wise or well advised, cannot stand against the LORD.
Psalms 76:10
- Human opposition only enhances your glory, for you use it as a sword of judgment.