Matthew 27:52

and the memorials are-opened-up, and many bodies of{the[plural] holy having-been-slept} are-roused

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

51and behold, the spread-out-against-effect/curtain of{the temple} is-split into two from up-place-ly until down, and the land is-shaken/quaked and the rock-masses are-split,

53and, come[ing]-out out of{the memorials} alongside the roused[noun] of{same}, they-come-into into the holy city and are-revealed-ized-in to{many}.

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Cross References

Acts 7:60Moreover, place[ing] the knees, he-cries-out to{large sound}, "Lord, you-should_not_stand to{same[plural]} the sin, the-same," and, say[ing] the-same, he-is-slept.

1 Corinthians 15:20Moreover, emphatically-now Anointed has-been-roused out of{dead}, origin-off/away-from/initial-principle/initial-element of{the having-been-slept[i.e. died]},

1 Thessalonians 4:14for if we-are-believing that Jesus dies-off/away and stands-up/anew, the-same-ly also the God will-lead the slept through of{the Jesus} together-with to{same},

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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