Matthew 27:65 (WEB)
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.”
Fathers and councils · 3
Cyril of Jerusalem
“A garden enclosed, a fountain sealed, by the Jews who said, We remember that that deceiver said while He was yet alive, After three days, I will rise: command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure; and further on, So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone with the guard.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 63, 65.
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Augustine of Hippo
“So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 62–66.
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John Chrysostom
“And they made it sure, sealing the sepulchre, and setting the watch.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 65, 66. [The only peculiarity is indicated in the above rendering; for “made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone.” R.V., “guard” for “watch,”…
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