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62 The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.
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The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’
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“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
64 So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”
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So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.”
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“Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
66 So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.
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So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
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