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remembered how that deceiver, while living, said, 'After three days I arise.' <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and they said, “Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was still alive, He said, ‘After three days I am rising.’ <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> and said, &#8220Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, &#8216After three days I am to rise again.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’ <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’ <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and said, “Sir, we have remembered that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise [from the dead].’ <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and said, &#8220Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, After three days I will rise again.&#8217 <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They said, "Sir, we remember what this liar said while he was still alive. He claimed in three days he would come back from death. <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They said, "Sir, we remember how that deceiver said while he was still alive, 'After three days I will be brought back to life.' <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> and said, "Sir, we remember that while that liar was still alive he said, 'I will be raised to life three days later.' <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, 'I will be raised after three days.' <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Sir,? they said, ?we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ?After three days I will rise again.? <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> and said, "Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise again.' <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.' <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again. <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> saying, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise again.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> saying, “Lord, we have remembered that this deceiver said while yet living, After three days I rise; <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> saying, "Sir, we have remembered how that deceiver, while living, said, 'After three days I arise.' <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> saying, 'Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise; <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Saying, Lord, we remember that that impostor said, yet living, After three days, I arise.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> saying: “Lord, we have remembered that that this seducer said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days, I will rise again.’ <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> and said, “Sir, we remember that this impostor while still alive said, ‘After three days I will be raised up.’ <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and said, “Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they said to him, Our lord, we have just remembered that that deceiver used to say when he was alive, After three days I will rise again. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they were saying to him, “Our Lord, we recall that the deceiver said while he was alive, 'After three days, I will arise.' “<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and said: Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will arise. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Lord, we remember that that deceiver, while yet living, said, <FR>After three days I will rise.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> saying, Sir, we have reflected, that this deceiver, when yet alive, said, After three days I will rise again. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> saying, sir, we remember that this impostor, when he was alive, said, "after three days I will rise again." <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again. <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> saying, Sir, we were reminded that that Deceiver said, while yet living, <FR>'After three days I rise again;'<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> when He was alive, said, <FR>After three days I <Fr>will<FR> rise <Fr>again: <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-63.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=9042" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Guards at the Tomb</a> 62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate. 63<a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">“Sir,”</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">they said,</a> <a href="/greek/3403.htm" title="3403: emnēsthēmen (V-AIP-1P) -- To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.">“we remember</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2089.htm" title="2089: eti (Adv) -- (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; yet, still.">while</a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">He was alive</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinos (DPro-NMS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4108.htm" title="4108: planos (Adj-NMS) -- Roving, i.e. an impostor or misleader.">deceiver</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: Meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">‘After</a> <a href="/greek/5140.htm" title="5140: treis (Adj-AFP) -- Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; three.">three</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-AFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeiromai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">I will rise again.’ </a> 64So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a> Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a> For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. <a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Mark 8:31</a> 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. <a href="/luke/9-22.htm">Luke 9:22</a> “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.” <a href="/john/10-17.htm">John 10:17-18</a> The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. / No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.” <a href="/matthew/17-22.htm">Matthew 17:22-23</a> When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men. / They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved. <a href="/mark/9-31.htm">Mark 9:31</a> because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.” <a href="/luke/18-32.htm">Luke 18:32-33</a> He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. / They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.” <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. <a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24</a> But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip. <a href="/acts/10-40.htm">Acts 10:40</a> God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen— <a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a> We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-4.htm">1 Corinthians 15:4</a> that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.that deceiver.<a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Luke 23:2</a> And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.<a href="/john/7-12.htm">John 7:12,47</a> And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people… <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">2 Corinthians 6:8</a> By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;After.<a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a> From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.<a href="/matthew/17-23.htm">Matthew 17:23</a> And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.<a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Matthew 20:19</a> And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/matthew/26-46.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/matthew/27-61.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Deceiver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm">Lifetime</a> <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Pretended</a> <a href="/john/16-4.htm">Recollect</a> <a href="/matthew/24-25.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/matthew/26-46.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/matthew/26-22.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/16-11.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/mark/2-9.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/matthew/27-64.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_john/1-7.htm">Deceiver</a> <a href="/luke/16-25.htm">Lifetime</a> <a href="/mark/3-21.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Pretended</a> <a href="/luke/16-25.htm">Recollect</a> <a href="/matthew/28-7.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/mark/11-21.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/mark/2-9.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/mark/7-28.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/mark/8-2.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div>1. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a> 39. <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a> 50. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a> 62. <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“Sir,” they said, The term "Sir" here is a respectful address, likely directed towards Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. This reflects the political and social hierarchy of the time, where Roman officials held significant authority over the Jewish leaders. The Jewish leaders, despite their own authority within the Jewish community, had to appeal to Pilate for matters concerning Roman law and order.“we remember that while He was alive” This phrase indicates the awareness and concern of the Jewish leaders regarding Jesus' previous statements. It shows that Jesus' teachings and predictions were well-known, even among those who opposed Him. This acknowledgment of His words highlights the impact of His ministry and the threat they perceived it posed to their authority and beliefs.that deceiver said, Referring to Jesus as "that deceiver" reveals the Jewish leaders' rejection of His claims and their view of Him as a false prophet. This term underscores the tension between Jesus and the religious authorities, who saw His teachings as a challenge to their interpretation of the Law and their control over the people. It also fulfills the prophecy of the suffering servant being despised and rejected (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).‘After three days I will rise again.’” This statement refers to Jesus' prediction of His resurrection, which He mentioned multiple times during His ministry (e.g., <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21, 17</a>:23, 20:19). The phrase "after three days" is significant in Jewish understanding, as it was a common expression for a period of time that could include parts of three days. The resurrection is a cornerstone of Christian faith, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies such as <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> and foreshadowing the ultimate victory over sin and death. The Jewish leaders' concern about this prediction indicates their fear of its potential fulfillment and the implications it would have for their authority and the validation of Jesus' claims.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/chief_priests_and_pharisees.htm">Chief Priests and Pharisees</a> Religious leaders of the Jewish community who were often in opposition to Jesus. They approached Pilate to secure the tomb of Jesus. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pilate.htm">Pilate</a> The Roman governor who presided over the trial of Jesus and authorized His crucifixion. He is approached by the religious leaders to ensure Jesus' tomb is guarded. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Referred to as "that deceiver" by the religious leaders, highlighting their disbelief and opposition to His teachings and resurrection prophecy. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tomb.htm">The Tomb</a> The place where Jesus was laid after His crucifixion. The religious leaders wanted it secured to prevent any claims of resurrection. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection_prophecy.htm">The Resurrection Prophecy</a> Jesus' prediction that He would rise again after three days, which the religious leaders remembered and feared might be fulfilled or fabricated by His disciples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prophecy.htm">The Power of Prophecy</a> Jesus' predictions about His death and resurrection demonstrate the divine foreknowledge and authority of His mission. Believers can trust in the reliability of God's Word and His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_opposition.htm">The Reality of Opposition</a> The religious leaders' actions show that opposition to God's work can come from those who are religiously devout but spiritually blind. Christians should be prepared for opposition and remain steadfast in faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a> The disbelief of the religious leaders contrasts with the faith required to accept the resurrection. Believers are called to have faith in the unseen and trust in God's power. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_deception.htm">Guarding Against Deception</a> The religious leaders' fear of deception highlights the importance of discernment. Christians should seek wisdom and understanding to discern truth from falsehood. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_resurrection.htm">The Assurance of Resurrection</a> Jesus' resurrection is central to Christian faith, offering hope and assurance of eternal life. Believers are encouraged to live in the light of this truth, sharing the hope of resurrection with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a> <a href="/q/what_do_the_leaves_symbolize_for_healing.htm">What events occurred on Day 6 of the journey?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_a_sin_tax.htm">What is the meaning of Corpus Christi?</a> <a href="/q/who_first_saw_jesus_post-resurrection.htm">Who first saw Jesus after the resurrection? (Matthew 28:1-9 vs. John 20:14-16)</a> <a href="/q/why_1260,_1290,_1335_days_in_tribulation.htm">Why are there 1260, 1290, and 1335 days in Tribulation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(63) We remember that that deceiver said . . .--It appears, then, that though they had deliberately stirred up the passions of the people by representing the mysterious words of <a href="/john/2-14.htm" title="And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:">John 2:14</a> as threatening a literal destruction of the Temple (<a href="/matthew/26-61.htm" title="And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.">Matthew 26:61</a>; <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm" title="And saying, You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you be the Son of God, come down from the cross.">Matthew 27:40</a>), they themselves had understood, wholly or in part, their true meaning. We are, perhaps, surprised that they should in this respect have been more clear-sighted than the disciples, but in such a matter sorrow and disappointment confuse, and suspicion sharpens the intellect.That deceiver.--They had used the cognate verb of Him before (<a href="/john/7-12.htm" title="And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceives the people.">John 7:12</a>), and this was, perhaps, their usual way of speaking of Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 63. - We remember, etc. The prophecy concerning Christ's resurrection on the third day might have been made known to them in various ways. Thus they may have heard and partially understood our Lord's allusion to Jonah (<a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a>), or the words on which the false accusation was founded (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a>); or the apostles themselves may have divulged the mysterious announcement, and a general impression had been produced that Jesus had constantly affirmed that he would rise on the third day. It is true that the apostles and the good women were far from believing in the realization of this assertion in the manner in which it came to pass. They probably looked for Christ's return in glory to establish his kingdom and to reign as Messiah. The rulers received the prediction in its literal sense, "hatred being more keen sighted than love;" hence they took practical precautions against its collusive or pretended fulfilment. That deceiver (ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος: literally, that vagabond yonder). That impostor, who has become so famous, and whom you know all about. They imply that without further definition, Pilate understands whom they mean; and their calumnies and reviling cease not even with their Victim's death. While he was yet alive. These bitter enemies of Jesus, who had the best means of ascertaining the truth, certainly regarded him as now dead. Yet some modern sceptics resort to the theory of a trance to account for the Resurrection, whose historical accuracy they cannot gainsay. After three days. A popular form of expression, which would denote any space which embraced portions of three days, in the present ease being part of Friday, all Saturday, and part of Sunday. I will rise again (ἐγείρομαι, I rise). The present tense implies greater and more assured certainty than the future. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-63.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“Sir,” Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. they said, λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “we remember ἐμνήσθημεν (emnēsthēmen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3403.htm">Strong's 3403: </a> To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. while ἔτι (eti) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2089.htm">Strong's 2089: </a> (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still. He was alive ζῶν (zōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. that ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. deceiver πλάνος (planos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4108.htm">Strong's 4108: </a> Roving, i.e. an impostor or misleader. said εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. ‘After Μετὰ (Meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. three τρεῖς (treis) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. days ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. I will rise again.’ ἐγείρομαι (egeiromai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. 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