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Matthew 27:64

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64Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and* steal him and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come, steal him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.