2 Timothy 2:19; Daniel 6:17
Sealing the stone - The sepulchre was made sure by affixing the large stone to the entrance in such a way that it could not be removed without de...
The Guarding of the Tomb (Mt. only). The story arose as a reply to Jews who averred that the disciples had removed the body of Jesus, itself a repl...
and setting. watch . with (Greek. meta, as in verses: Matthew 27:34 ; Matthew 27:41 ; Matthew 27:54 . Not as in verses: Matthew 27:7 ; Matthe...
DISCOURSE: 1413 THE GUARDING OF THE SEPULCHRE Matthew 27:62-66 . Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the Chief Priests a...
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. Made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch -...
So they went, &c.— The priests going along with the guards granted them by the governor, placed them in their post, and sealed the stone that w...
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the sto...
Before Pilate. The Crucifixion 1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 : see on Jn).
The sepulchre is guarded (peculiar to St. Matthew). It is sometimes argued that this incident is unauthentic, because the enemies of Christ would n...
And setting a watch] RV 'the guard being with them.'
Sealing the stone. — The opening of the tomb had been already closed by the stone which had been rolled so as to fill, or nearly fill, it. The seal...
Chapter 20 The Third Day- Matthew 27:57-66 - Matthew 28:1-15 Now that the atoning work of Christ is finished, the story proceeds with rapidit...
the Closed and Guarded Tomb Matthew 27:57-66 Fear not to entrust yourself to God in death. If you yield up your spirit and commend it to the...
The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in...
"Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, (63) Saying, Sir, we remember...
REFLECTIONS Reader! if there be an interesting moment in the life of Jesus while upon earth, to call forth the tenderest sympathy of his redeemed, i...
So they went ,.... From Pilate's palace, to the garden of Joseph, and to the sepulchre there; which whether more than a sabbath day's journey, or tw...
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. Ver. 66. So they went and made the sepulchre sure ] And now th...
Now the next day; the day that followed the day of the preparation That is, after the sun was set, for the Jewish day began then. The day of prep...
All night the Lord Jesus had been subjected to the persecution of the Jewish council. Now early in the morning, determined that He might be put to de...
The Burial of Christ. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimath...
Ver. 62-66. This part of the history is recorded by no other evangelist: the recording it by Matthew contributes yet further to evidence the truth of...
A Guard Is Set On Jesus' Tomb In Order To Ensure That The Body Is Not Stolen (27:62-66). There is nothing that reveals the truth about people more...
‘So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.' The consequence was that the guard was set. And in order...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 27:57 . Even .—The first or early evening. See Deuteronomy 21:23 ; Jos., B. J ., IV. Matthew 27:2 . Arimathæa .—Gener...
Matthew 27:57-66 Buried with Christ. I. There was an old heathen philosophy that taught deadness to this world; it required the thorough laying a...
Matthew 27:50 . Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Christ's strength was not exhausted; his last word was ut...
The redemption of man is comprised in many scenes. The last supper of our Lord his agony in the garden, for there man first offended the treason of J...
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure. The Jew and the Roman watching the sepulchre I. This passage of sacred history illustrates...
EXPOSITION Matthew 27:1 , Matthew 27:2 Jesus brought to Pilate. ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 22:66 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 .) Matthew 2...
Guarding against the theft of the body:
So they went, and made the sepulcher sure, sealing the stone and setting a watch. Whether it was due to a bad conscience or to vindictiveness, can...
They went and secured the sepulchre, sealing the stone, and setting a guard — They set Pilate's signet, or the public seal of the sanhedrim upon a...
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.