Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
While the women were on their way to tell the disciples, some of the guards who had been watching Jesus's tomb went into the city and reported everything that had happened to the chief priests.
Even the guards couldn't deny what they saw, the truth was spreading whether the religious leaders liked it or not.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Matthew's Gospel, this verse follows the resurrection of Jesus, where an angel rolled away the stone from the tomb, causing the guards to be terrified. The "watch" refers to the Roman soldiers stationed at the tomb by the chief priests and Pilate to prevent any perceived theft of Jesus' body. Upon witnessing these miraculous events, some of the guards reported back to the religious leaders, highlighting the tension between the truth of the resurrection and efforts to suppress it.
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