Matthew 27:53

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

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In The King James Version

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

In Context

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;

54Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Yeshua [Salvation], when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·.”

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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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