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The Guards at the Tomb
61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.62Thenext day,the oneafterPreparation Day,thechief priestsandPhariseesassembledbeforePilate.63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’…

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Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

the day.

Matthew 26:17
Now the firstday of thefeast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Mark 15:42
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Luke 23:54-56
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on…

the chief priests.

Matthew 27:1,2
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: …

Psalm 2:1-6
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? …

Acts 4:27,28
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, …

BodyChiefFollowedGatheredGettingHighMorrowPassoverPhariseesPilatePreparationPriestsReadyTogetherBodyChiefFollowedGatheredGettingHighMorrowPassoverPhariseesPilatePreparationPriestsReadyTogether1.Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.
3.Judas hangs himself.
19.Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20.and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.
27.Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33.crucified;
39.reviled;
50.dies, and is buried;
62.his tomb is sealed and watched.

The next day
This phrase refers to the day following the crucifixion of Jesus, which was the Sabbath. In Jewish tradition, the Sabbath is a day of rest and worship, beginning at sunset on Friday and ending at sunset on Saturday. This timing is significant as it highlights the urgency and concern of the religious leaders to address the situation with Jesus' tomb despite the Sabbath restrictions.

the one after Preparation Day
Preparation Day is the day before the Sabbath, traditionally used by Jews to prepare for the day of rest. This would have been Friday, the day Jesus was crucified. The mention of Preparation Day underscores the immediacy of the events following Jesus' death and burial, as the religious leaders were concerned about the implications of Jesus' prophecy regarding His resurrection.

the chief priests and Pharisees
The chief priests were part of the Jewish religious leadership, primarily from the Sadducees, who were responsible for temple rituals and sacrifices. The Pharisees were a separate group known for their strict adherence to the Law and traditions. Despite their usual opposition to each other, they united in their efforts against Jesus, highlighting the threat they perceived in His teachings and following.

assembled before Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea, responsible for maintaining order and overseeing legal matters. The assembly of the Jewish leaders before Pilate indicates their need for Roman authority to secure the tomb, as they lacked the power to enforce such measures themselves. This collaboration with Pilate also reflects the political dynamics of the time, where Jewish leaders had to navigate their authority under Roman rule.

1.Chief Priests
Religious leaders in Jerusalem who were part of the Sanhedrin, the ruling council. They played a significant role in the trial and crucifixion of Jesus.

2.Pharisees
A Jewish sect known for strict adherence to the Law and traditions. They often opposed Jesus and His teachings.

3.Pilate
The Roman governor of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus and ultimately authorized His crucifixion.

4.Preparation Day
The day before the Sabbath, when Jews prepared for the day of rest. It was significant as it was the day Jesus was crucified.

5.Assembly before Pilate
The chief priests and Pharisees gathered to request a guard for Jesus' tomb, fearing His disciples might steal His body and claim resurrection.The Role of Fear and Control
The actions of the chief priests and Pharisees were driven by fear of losing control and influence. This highlights the danger of allowing fear to dictate actions, especially when it leads to opposing God's work.

The Sovereignty of God
Despite human efforts to control the situation, God's plan for Jesus' resurrection was unstoppable. This teaches us to trust in God's sovereignty, even when circumstances seem dire.

Preparation and Anticipation
Just as the Jews prepared for the Sabbath, Christians are called to prepare their hearts for the work God is doing. This involves spiritual readiness and anticipation of God's promises.

The Importance of Truth
The chief priests and Pharisees were willing to spread falsehoods to maintain their account. As believers, we must be committed to truth, even when it challenges our comfort or status.1.What is the meaning of Matthew 27:62?

2.How does Matthew 27:62 demonstrate the Pharisees' concern about Jesus' resurrection claim?

3.What role does preparation play in fulfilling God's plans, as seen in Matthew 27:62?

4.How can we guard against disbelief, as the Pharisees did in Matthew 27:62?

5.What other Scriptures highlight the Pharisees' opposition to Jesus' teachings and mission?

6.How can we ensure our actions align with God's truth, unlike the Pharisees?

7.Why did the chief priests and Pharisees request a guard for Jesus' tomb in Matthew 27:62?

8.How does Matthew 27:62 challenge the authenticity of Jesus' resurrection?

9.What historical evidence supports the events described in Matthew 27:62?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27?

11.What is the Bible's Day of Preparation?

12.What is the plot of Jesus Christ Superstar?

13.Why should we believe Jesus rose from the dead?

14.Acts 17:31 – What evidence supports the claim of a coming judgment by a resurrected man when such accounts defy scientific understanding of death?The next day

• Scripture places this scene on the morning after Jesus’ crucifixion and burial (cf.Matthew 27:57–61).

• It is now the Sabbath, the seventh day God ordained as a day of rest (Genesis 2:2-3;Exodus 20:8-11).

• Though the disciples are scattered in sorrow (Luke 24:17), Israel’s leaders remain active, revealing their restless opposition to Christ.

• God’s timetable is precise: the events that will validate Jesus’ resurrection are already unfolding, even on a day meant for rest (Matthew 12:8).

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the one after Preparation Day

• “Preparation Day” refers to the day before the weekly Sabbath when Jews completed tasks forbidden on the Sabbath (Mark 15:42;Luke 23:54).

• Jesus had been entombed just before sundown on that Day of Preparation (John 19:31, 38-42).

• By specifying “the one after,” the text affirms a literal sequence—Friday crucifixion, Saturday Sabbath, Sunday resurrection (Matthew 28:1).

• God uses the rhythm of Israel’s calendar to highlight that salvation’s work is finished (John 19:30), and now His promised rest will soon be revealed in the risen Christ (Hebrews 4:9-10).

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the chief priests and Pharisees

• These two groups, often at odds (Acts 23:6-8), unite in shared hostility toward Jesus (John 11:47-53).

• Their past plots—arrest (Matthew 26:3-5), false witnesses (Matthew 26:59), pressure on Pilate to crucify (John 19:6-7)—show a consistent pattern of unbelief.

• Their gathering on the Sabbath underscores willful disregard for both the day’s sanctity and the clear signs that Jesus is Israel’s promised Messiah (Isaiah 53:3;Acts 2:22-23).

• Their actions fulfillPsalm 2:1-2: “The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against His Anointed One.”

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assembled before Pilate

• They return to the Roman governor who authorized the crucifixion (Matthew 27:2;John 18:28-31).

• Pilate represents earthly authority; coming to him shows the leaders’ dependence on political power to suppress the truth (John 19:12).

• Their real motive appears in the next verses—securing the tomb to prevent any claim of resurrection (Matthew 27:63-64).

• Ironically, their attempt to seal the grave and post guards sets the stage for an even stronger testimony when the tomb is found empty (Matthew 28:11-15).

• God overrules human schemes; what they meant for suppression becomes further proof that “He is not here; He has risen, just as He said” (Matthew 28:6).

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summary

Matthew 27:62 highlights God’s sovereign orchestration of events leading to the resurrection. On the Sabbath following Jesus’ crucifixion, Israel’s religious elite violate their own rest to plot against the truth, seeking Pilate’s help to secure the tomb. Their united opposition only confirms Scripture’s accuracy and prepares undeniable evidence for the literal, bodily resurrection of Christ on the first day of the week.

(62)The next day, that followed the day of the preparation.--The narrative that follows is peculiar to St. Matthew, and, like the report of the rending of the veil of the Temple, may, perhaps, be traced to the converted priests ofActs 6:7. This was, as we find from what follows, the Sabbath. The "preparation" (Paraskeue) was a technical term, not, as is sometimes said, in reference to preparing for the Passover, but, as inMark 15:42, to a preparation for the Sabbath (Jos.Ant. xvi. 6, ? 2, is decisive on this point), and the use of the term here leaves the question whether the Last Supper or the Crucifixion coincided with the Passover, still an open one. It may be noted that the Jewish use of the term passed into the Christian Church, and that at least as early as Clement of Alexandria (Strom. vii. ? 76) it was the received name for theDies Veneris, or Friday, the anniversary of the Crucifixion being the "great" or "holy"Paraskeue. On either view, however, there is something strange in the way in which St. Matthew describes the day as coming, "after the preparation," instead of saying simply, "the Sabbath." It is a possible solution of the difficulty thus presented, on the assumption that the Last Supper was a true Passover, that the day of the Crucifixion as being on the Passover, was itself technically a Sabbath (Leviticus 23:7;Leviticus 23:24). Two Sabbaths therefore came together, and this may have led the Evangelist to avoid the commoner phrase, and to describe the second as being "the day that followed the preparation,"i.e. the ordinary weekly Sabbath. The precise time at which the priests went to Pilate is not stated; probably it was early on the morning of the Sabbath when they had heard from the Roman soldiers of the burial by Joseph of Arimathaea. The fact that the body was under the care of one who was secretly a disciple aroused their suspicions, and they would naturally take the first opportunity, even at the risk of infringing on the Sabbath rest, of guarding against the fraud which they suspected.

Verses 62-66. -The great sabbath. The sepulchre sealed and watched. (Peculiar to St. Matthew.)Verse 62. -The next day, that followed the day of the preparation;ἥτις ἐστὶ μετὰ τὴνπαρασκευήν,which is [the day]after the preperation. The language of the original Implies that the day was one of a class. The present day was the 15th of Nisan, and both a sabbath and the chief day of the Passover festival. The term "preparation," or "prosabbath" (Judith 8:6), was applied by the Jews to the day preceding the sabbath or the chief festivals (Josephus, 'Ant.,' 16:06. 2); but by the time the gospel was committed to writing, Paraskeue had become among Christians the usual designation of the day of Christ's death; hence the sabbath, which was of less importance than the crucifixion day, is here called, "the day after the Paraskeue." The language of the synoptists leads to the conclusion that the action of the Sanhedrists in applying to Pilate took place on the sabbath, their uneasy conscience and fear of some surprising event overcoming that scrupulous regard to the sanctity of the holy day which they would have strictly enforced upon others. It is just possible, however, that they postponed their application till the evening, having nothing to fear till "the third day."Came together unto Pilate;were gathered together. A large deputation of the chief men presented itself before the procurator, anxious to obtain his aid to prevent all tampering with the buried body of Jesus, at the same time apprehending some event, they knew not what, which might tend to corroborate his claims. Neologians have argued against the credibility of this section of the gospel history, and have been followed by some commentators of greater faith. A refutation of the most prominent objections will be found in Alford's notes on ver. 62.

Parallel Commentaries ...


The
Τῇ(Tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

next day,
ἐπαύριον(epaurion)
Adverb
Strong's 1887:Tomorrow. From epi and aurion; occurring on the succeeding day, i.e. to-morrow.

the one
ἥτις(hētis)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3748:Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.

after
μετὰ(meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326:(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

Preparation Day,
Παρασκευήν(Paraskeuēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3904:The day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday. As if from paraskeuazo; readiness.

the
οἱ(hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

chief priests
ἀρχιερεῖς(archiereis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 749:High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.

and
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

Pharisees
Φαρισαῖοι(Pharisaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5330:Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

assembled
συνήχθησαν(synēchthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4863:From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.

before
πρὸς(pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314:To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Pilate.
Πιλᾶτον(Pilaton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4091:Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.


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