Matthew 27:64-66

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⁶⁴ So we request an order from you sealing the tomb until the third day, to prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he came back to life! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”

⁶⁵ “Use your own Temple police,” Pilate told them. “They can guard it safely enough.”

⁶⁶ So they sealed the stone^[a] and posted guards to protect it from intrusion.