Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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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.

And steal

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And steal

Matthew 28:13
do you say "his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

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Matthew 28:12
and when they were assembled with the senators, and had consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, thus instructing them;