Matthew 27:52

and the graves opened, and many bodies of departed saints arose,

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

51And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split:

53and coming out of the graves, after his resurrection, went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

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Cross References

Acts 7:60And bending his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and is become the first-fruits of them that slept:

1 Thessalonians 4:14for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those, that sleep in Jesus, 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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