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The Story of Jesus
Bent on doing all they could to keep Him in the grave, they asked
Pilate to have the tomb sealed and guarded until the third day. Pilate
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placed a band of soldiers at the command of the priests, and said:
“Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they
went, and made the sepulcher sure, sealing the stone, and setting a
watch.”
Matthew 27:65, 66
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