65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard [of soldiers]; go [with them], make the tomb as secure as you know how." 66 So they went and 27:66 In ancient times a tomb was secured by stretching a cord across the stone, then sealing each end of the cord to the rock wall with wax. The wax was marked with the official Roman seal.made the tomb secure, and along with [stationing] a guard of soldiers [to be on watch] they set a seal on the stone.