Matthew 27:52

and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

In Context

51And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom. And the earth did shake, and the rocks were rent:

53And they came out of their sepulchers after his resurrection, and entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

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Cross References

Acts 7:60And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.

1 Corinthians 15:20But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept.

1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also should we believe that God will, through Jesus, bring with him those who sleep.

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 →

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