So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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Interpretation
On the Jewish sabbath, the chief priests and Pharisees, when they should have been at their devotions, were dealing with Pilate about securing the sepulchre. This was permitted that there might be certain proof of our Lord's resurrection.
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This thought runs through Matthew 27:62-66.