Matthew 27:64 
Context| NET © | So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body 1 and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” |
| NIV © | 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." |
| NASB © | "Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first." |
| NLT © | 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 came back to life! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first." |
| MSG © | We've got to get that tomb sealed until the third day. There's a good chance his disciples will come and steal the corpse and then go around saying, 'He's risen from the dead.' Then we'll be worse off than before, the final deceit surpassing the first." |
| BBE © | Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. |
| NRSV © | Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise his disciples may go and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception would be worse than the first." |
| NKJV © | "Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away , and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first." |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | "Therefore <3767> , give <2753> orders <2753> for the grave <5028> to be made <805> secure <805> until <2193> the third <5154> day <2250> , otherwise <3379> His disciples <3101> may come <2064> and steal <2813> Him away <2813> and say <3004> to the people <2992> , 'He has risen <1453> from the dead <3498> ,' and the last <2078> deception <4106> will be worse <5501> than the first ."<4413> |
| GREEK | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | So <3767> give orders <2753> to secure <805> the tomb <5028> until <2193> the third <5154> day <2250> . Otherwise <3379> his disciples <3101> may come <2064> and steal <2813> his body <846> and <2532> say <2036> to the people <2992> , ‘He has been raised <1453> from <575> the dead <3498> ,’ and <2532> the last <2078> deception <4106> will be <1510> worse than <5501> the first .”<4413> |
| NET © | So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body 1 and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “him.” |
