Matthew 27:66
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 27:66 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 27:66 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 27:66 — KJV
“So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.”
— Matthew 27:66 (KJV)
Matthew 27:66 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 27:66
“Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. sharp...: or, knife cast...: Heb. made it touch”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:66: made, sure, stone
“And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:66: went, made, stone
“And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:66: made, sure, stone
“And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. spread: Heb. went forth”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:66: went, made, stone
“Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. without...: or, which was not in hands hereafter: Chaldee, after this”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:66: made, sure, stone
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