Matthew 27:52

And the house of the buried was opened; and the bodies of many of the saints who had been asleep arose,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

In Context

51And at once the veil of the temple was rent in twain from above to beneath; and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were riven.

53and came forth, and after his resurrection went into the holy city, and were seen by many.

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Cross References

Acts 7:60And kneeling down, he cried with a high voice, and said, Our Lord, let not this sin arise against them. And when this he had said, he slept.

1 Corinthians 15:20BUT now hath the Meshiha risen from among the dead, and become the first-fruits of those who sleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jeshu died and arose, so also Aloha those who have slept in Jeshu will bring with 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 →

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