Matthew 27:64

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

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  • Matt 28:13 : 13 Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping.
  • Matt 12:45 : 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

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    62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

    63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

  • 82%

    65 Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.

    66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

  • 80%

    11 Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place.

    12 And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

    13 Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping.

    14 And if this comes to the ruler's ears, we will see that he does not make you responsible.

  • Luke 24:5-7
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    5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

    6 He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,

    7 The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.

  • 60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

  • Mark 16:2-8
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    2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

    3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?

    4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

    5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

    6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

    7 But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.

    8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

  • Matt 28:4-8
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    4 And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

    5 And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.

    6 He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.

    7 And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

    8 And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news.

  • Matt 28:1-2
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    1 Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.

    2 And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

  • John 20:1-2
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    1 Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.

    2 Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.

  • 9 For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.

  • Luke 24:1-2
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    1 But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready.

    2 And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

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    21 But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place;

    22 And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

    23 And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.

    24 And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.

  • 22 So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.

  • 38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.

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    53 And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

    54 Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

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    41 And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

    42 Get up, let us be going; see, he who gives me up is near.

  • 4 And he was put in the place of the dead; and on the third day he came back from the dead, as it says in the Writings;

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    29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

    30 But God gave him back from the dead:

  • 31 For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.

  • 45 Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.

  • 19 And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead.

  • 46 And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;

  • 9 And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.

  • 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.