Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."
New American Standard Bible
Pilate said to them, “You have a
King James Version
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
Holman Bible
“You have
International Standard Version
Pilate told them, "You have a military guard. Go and make the tomb as secure as you know how."
A Conservative Version
Pilate said to them, Ye have security. Go, make it as secure as ye know how.
American Standard Version
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it as'sure as ye can.
Amplified
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard [of soldiers]; go [with them], make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
An Understandable Version
Pilate said to them, "Take [a group of] guards [with you]; go and make the grave site as secure as you can."
Anderson New Testament
Pilate said to them: You have a guard; go, make it as safe as you know how.
Bible in Basic English
Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.
Common New Testament
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how."
Daniel Mace New Testament
to whom Pilate replied, you have a guard, go then, and make it as secure as you can.
Darby Translation
And Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, secure it as well as ye know how.
Godbey New Testament
Pilate said to them, You have a watch: go, make it safe as you know.
Goodspeed New Testament
Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers, and go and make it as secure as you can."
John Wesley New Testament
Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard; go, make it as secure as ye can.
Julia Smith Translation
And Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: retire, render secure as ye know.
King James 2000
Pilate said unto them, You have guards: go your way, make it as sure as you can.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make [it] as secure as you know how."
Modern King James verseion
Pilate said to them, You have a watch. Go and make it as secure as you can.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Pilate said unto them, "Take watchmen: Go and make it as sure as ye can."
Moffatt New Testament
Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers, go and make it as secure as you can."
Montgomery New Testament
"You can have a guard," said Pilate. "Go your way, make it as secure as you can."
NET Bible
Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can."
New Heart English Bible
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."
Noyes New Testament
Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard; go, make it as secure as ye know how.
Sawyer New Testament
Pilate said to them, You have a guard; go and make it as safe as you can.
The Emphasized Bible
Pilate saith unto them - Ye have a guard: Go your way, secure it for yourselves, as ye know how.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then said Pilate unto them, Ye have a guard, go and make it as secure as ye think fit.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"You may have a guard," was Pilate's reply; "go and make the tomb as secure as you can."
Webster
Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, make it as secure as ye can.
Weymouth New Testament
"You can have a guard," said Pilate: "go and make all safe, as best you can."
Williams New Testament
Pilate said to them, "Take the military guard and go and make it as secure as you can."
Worrell New Testament
And Pilate said to them, "Ye have a guard; go your way, secure it, as ye know how."
Worsley New Testament
But Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard of your own, go and make it as secure as ye will.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a watch, go away, make secure -- as ye have known;'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Taken down from the cross and buried (just outside jerusalem)
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Fraud impossible in
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:65
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Tomb Is Sealed And Guarded
64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first." 65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can." 66 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 76:10
Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
Matthew 27:66
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
Matthew 28:11-15
Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.