Matthew 27:65

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

American Standard Version (1901)

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it as sure as ye can.

Bible in Basic English

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

Pilate saith to them: You have a guard; go, guard it as you know.

Free Bible Version

“I'll give you a guard of soldiers,” Pilate told them. “Now go, and make it as secure as you possibly can.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Pilate saide vnto them, Ye haue a watch: goe, and make it sure as ye knowe.

King James (Authorized) Version

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

One Unity Resource Bible

Pilate [Armed with javelin] said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.”

Translation for Translators

Pilate replied, “You can take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Pilate said to them, “Take a guard. Go and make it as secure as you can.”

Noah Webster Bible

Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, make it as secure as ye can.

World English Bible

Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.”

Young's Literal Translation

And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a watch, go away, make secure — as ye have known;'

Context

The Guards at the Tomb

⁶⁴So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”⁶⁵“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”⁶⁶So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

Summary

In Matthew 27:65, the chief priests and Pharisees express concern to Pilate about the possibility of Jesus' disciples stealing His body and then claiming He had risen from the dead. This verse reveals the fear and desperation of the religious leaders to suppress any notion of Jesus' resurrection, showcasing their disbelief and opposition to His teachings. Despite their efforts to prevent it, Jesus' resurrection ultimately fulfills the prophecies and solidifies His victory over sin and death, demonstrating God's power and sovereignty over all circumstances.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch--The guards had already acted under orders of the Sanhedrim, with Pilate's consent; but probably they were not clear about employing them as a night watch without Pilate's express authority. go your way, make it as sure as ye can--as ye know how, or in the way ye deem securest. Though there may be no irony in this speech, it evidently insinuated that if the event should be contrary to their wish, it would not be for want of sufficient human appliances to prevent it.