⁶⁴ So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body^(A) and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

¹² Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”^(A)