Now when they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and announced unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
The earthquake occurred for the sake of the soldiers, in order to terrify them and that they might bear testimony to “all that had taken place.” This in fact occurred. They reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. The testimony came from the guards themselves. As such it was free from suspicion. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily
