Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
Ver. 11. Some of the watch came into the city] God would have the point of the resurrection well proven, for our better settlement, in so weighty a matter. The priests were unworthy to hear of it by an angel; they shall hear of it therefore by the profane soldiers, who came in to them much afraid, and thunder struck, as it were, and told them all. Now the confession of an adversary is held in law to be the most certain demonstration of the truth that can be.