The Guarding of the Tomb (Mt. only). The story arose as a reply to Jews who averred that the disciples had removed the body of Jesus, itself a reply to the disciples-' assertion of the empty grave (cf. Matthew 28:11). It is a relic of controversy in which each side imputed unworthy motives to the other and stated suggestions as established facts. the day after the preparation (Matthew 6:2) is a curious paraphrase for the Sabbath.

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