Matthew 27:52

And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.

53And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin.

Hosea 13:14I will deliver them out of the hand of death. I will redeem them from death : O death, I will be thy death; O hell, I will be thy bite: comfort is hidden from my eyes.

1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep :

1 Thessalonians 4:14For this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them who have slept.

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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