Matthew 27:52

And the graues did open themselues, and many bodies of the Saintes, which slept, arose,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

51And behold, the vayle of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the stones were cloue.

53And came out of the graues after his resurrection, and went into the holy citie, and appeared vnto many.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall liue: euen with my body shall they rise. Awake, and sing, ye that dwel in dust: for thy dewe is as the dew of herbes, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Hosea 13:14I wil redeeme them from the power of the graue: I will deliuer them from death: O death, I wil be thy death: O graue, I will be thy destruction: repentance is hid from mine eyes.

Acts 7:60And he kneeled downe, and cried with a loude voyce, Lord, laye not this sinne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken, he slept.

1 Corinthians 15:20But nowe is Christ risen from the dead, and was made the first fruites of them that slept.

1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we beleeue that Iesus is dead, and is risen, euen so them which sleepe in Iesus, will God 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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