Matthew 27:52

and, the tombs, were opened and, many bodies of the holy ones who had fallen asleep, arose,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

51And lo! the veil of the Temple, was rent, from top to bottom, into two; and, the earth, was shaken, and, the rocks, were rent;

53and, coming forth out of the tombs after his arising, entered into, the holy city, and plainly appeared unto many.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise,—Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades shall give birth.

Hosea 13:14Out of the hand of hades, will I ransom them, out of death, will I redeem them,—Where is thy pestilence, O death? Where thy plague, O hades? Repentance, shall be hid from mine eyes.

Acts 7:60And, kneeling down, he cried out with a loud voice—Lord! do not charge against them, this sin. And, having said this, he fell asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:20But, now, hath Christ been raised from among the dead,—a firstfruit of them who have fallen asleep;

1 Thessalonians 4:14For, if we believe that, Jesus, died, and rose again, so, also will, God, bring forth with him, them who have fallen asleep through Jesus;

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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