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Matthew 27:63
“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chief priests and Pharisees address Pilate the day after Preparation Day to request tomb security. They speak to him while recalling Jesus’ prior prediction about rising after three days.
The words — The Greek ἐμνὴσθημεν (emnēsthēmen) means “we have remembered,” and πλάνος (planos) translates directly to “deceiver.” These terms frame the religious leaders’ response as a calculated recall of Jesus’ own prophecy.
The thread — This prediction of rising on the third day echoes the suffering and resurrection forecasts in Luke 9:22, Matthew 16:21, and Matthew 17:23. The leaders acknowledge the same timeline Jesus himself established.
Why it lands — The text records the opponents validating Jesus’ timeline, which the narrative then uses to secure the tomb. It asks the reader to observe how human attempts to control outcomes operate within the bounds of the prediction itself.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Cross-references
- Luke 9:22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
- Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Matthew 17:23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
- Mark 8:31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
- Mark 10:34 who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
- Luke 18:33 They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
- John 2:19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
- Matthew 26:61 and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- Matthew 20:19 and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”