Matthew 27:52
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
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And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
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Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
Hosea 13:14I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.
Acts 7:60And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.
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 →