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1 | How many guards? in Matthew 27:65 | Matthew | Jim McGill | 12568 | ||
How many guards? in Matthew 27:65 | ||||||
2 | How many guards? in Matthew 27:65 | Matthew | kalos | 12751 | ||
Main Entry: guard Function: noun Etymology: Middle English garde, from Middle French, from Old French, from garder to guard, defend, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wartEn to watch, take care Date: 15th century 1 : one assigned to protect or oversee another: as a : a person or *a body of persons* on sentinel duty b plural : *troops* attached to the person of the sovereign (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) (emphasis added) Note the use of plural forms in the above definition. "a BODY of PERSONS;" "TROOPS." The meaning of the word guard in Matthew is neither a great mystery, a matter of opinion or debate, nor a speculative issue. When all else fails, look it up in the dictionary. --JVH0212 "In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, and in all things charity." |
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3 | How many guards? in Matthew 27:65 | Matthew | Jim McGill | 12762 | ||
except #1 the verse was written in greek. #2 the greek word "koustodia" strongs number 2892 refers to the latin word "watch" which can be singular or plural as in the use of the military word "unit" or "squad" of any given size. #3 roman history tells us that a guard was made up of 4-16 soldiers. so again how many guards in matthew 27:65 jcmcgill@yahoo.com |
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4 | How many guards? in Matthew 27:65 | Matthew | kalos | 12769 | ||
Matthew 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulcher sure, sealing the stone and setting a watch. Note: THEY went. Apparently the very next verse after verse 65 indicates that two or more soldiers made up the guard. Also, in the military, when someone sets a watch or guard, never is only one guard used to keep watch for 24 hours. The person standing guard duty at a particular post is relieved by ANOTHER person at regular intervals, which usually vary from once every four hours to once every three hours. As to the exact number of guards assigned to this post in Matthew 27 note: Since the Bible is silent regarding your question, how are we to know the answer with any certainty? We can speculate from now until Armageddon, but that will not get us anywhere. Speculation will not bring us any closer to the truth. Approximately 90 percent or more of the posters at this Forum need to learn to respect the silence of the Bible. Where the Bible is silent, we need not speculate. |
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