Matthew 27:52
+ 27:52 (52-53) MP: The dead in Messiah will bodily resurrect at the same time Messiah is resurrected from the dead. (Is 26:19) The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
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In The King James Version
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
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Cross References
Isaiah 26:19+ 26:19. MP: The dead in Messiah will bodily resurrect at the same time Messiah is resurrected from the dead. (Fulfillment is shown in three different contexts. Matt 27:52-53; John 11:25; 1 Thes 4:16-17) Your dead shall live. + 26:19. Quoted in Matt 11:5; Luke 7:22 My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.
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 →