1 Kings 18:33-35

18:33 He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. 18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, ¹  he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time. 18:35 The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.

Matthew 27:63-66

27:63 and said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 27:64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body ²  and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” 27:65 Pilate said to them, “Take ³  a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.” 27:66 So ⁴  they went with the soldiers ⁵  of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

¹ tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn Grk “him.”

³ tn Grk “You have a guard.”

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Pilate’s order.

⁵ tn Grk “with the guard.” The words “soldiers of the” have been supplied in the translation to prevent “guard” from being misunderstood as a single individual.