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So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Sealing the stone, the guard being with them (σφραγισαντης τον λιθον μετα της κουστωδιας). Probably by a cord stretched across the…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Sealing the stone. The sepulcher was secured by affixing the large stone to the entrance in such a way that it could not be removed withou…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sealing the stone—The opening of the tomb had already been closed by the stone that had been rolled to fill, or nearly fill, it. T…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The chief priests and Pharisees wanted Pilate to make the tomb secure, but he left them to secure it. There seems to have been a grim sort of irony…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The NIV’s rendering “Take a guard” is better read, “You have a guard of soldiers.” That is, Pilate refuses to use his troops but tells the Jewish a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So they went
From Pilate's palace, to the garden of Joseph, and to the sepulchre there; which whether more than a sa…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

On the Jewish Sabbath, the Chief Priests and Pharisees, when they should have been at their devotions, were dealing with Pilate about securing the …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…

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