Matthew 27:52
and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the sanctified who have been asleep arose.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye who dwell in the dust, for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy sting? Repentance shall be hid from my eyes.
Acts 7:60And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.
1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and arose, so also those who became asleep through Jesus, God will bring with him.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:51-57
The Crucifixion; The Death of Christ. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the… Read the whole commentary →