Matthew 27:52
And the kevarim (graves) were opened, and many gufot (bodies) of the kedoshim who had fallen asleep were made to stand up alive.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 mesim + 26:19 see also Dan 12:2 (dead men) shall live, 1 together with my nevelah (dead bodies, corpses) shall they arise. 1 Awake and sing for joy, ye that dwell in aphar (dust); 1 for Thy tal (dew) is like the orot tal (morning dew), 1 and Eretz shall give birth to repha'im (dead ones). 1
Hosea 13:14Should I ransom them from the power of Sheol? 1 Should I redeem them from mavet? 1 O Mavet, where are the dever (pestilence, plague) of thee? 1 O Sheol, where is thy destruction? 1 Nocham (sorrow, compassion, pity) shall be hidden from Mine eyes. 1
Acts 7:60And having fallen down, he cried out in a kol gadol, Adoneinu, may this aveirah not be held against them! And having said this, Stefanos fell asleep. And Rav Sha'ul was giving approval to the murder of Stefanos.
1 Corinthians 15:20But in fact Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach has had His Techiyah! Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach is the Bikkurim + 15:20 Gn 1:11-13; Num 28:26; Lv 23:10-11 (Firstfruits), the Firstfruits of the ones having fallen asleep [in Moshiach].
1 Thessalonians 4:14For, if we have an Ani Ma'amin belief that Yehoshua had his histalkus and then stood up alive again in the Techiyas HaMoshiach from HaMesim, even so, Hashem will bring with him + 4:14 Moshiach those who have fallen asleep through Yehoshua.
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 →