Matthew 27:52

And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

51And behold, the veil of the temple was torn into two parts, from top to bottom. And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split apart.

53And going out from the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and they appeared to many.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live. My slain will rise again. Be awakened, and give praise, you who live in the dust! For your dew is the dew of the light, and you shall be dragged down to the land of the giants, to ruination.

Hosea 13:14I will free them from the hand of death; from death I will redeem them. Death, I will be your death. Hell, I will be your deadly wound. Consolation is hidden from my eyes.

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

1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, so also will God bring back with Jesus those who sleep in 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 →

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