Matthew 27:52
The tombs were opened, and the bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
In Context
53They came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.
Cross References
Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their dead bodies will arise. Awake and sing for joy, you who live in the dust; 1 for your dew is the dew of light, and the earth will bring forth its dead. 1
Hosea 13:14Will I rescue them from the hand of Sheol? 1 Will I rescue them from death? 1 Where, death, are your plagues? 1 Where, Sheol, is your destruction? 1 Compassion is hidden from my eyes.” 1
Acts 7:60He knelt down and called out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ, who is the firstfruits of those who died, has been raised from the dead.
1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep 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 →