Matthew 27:52

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

51and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

53and having come forth out of the tombs after his rising, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.

Hosea 13:14From the hand of Sheol I do ransom them, From death I redeem them, Where [is] thy plague, O death? Where thy destruction, O Sheol? Repentance is hid from Mine eyes.

Acts 7:60and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:20And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead — the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

1 Thessalonians 4:14for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also God those asleep through Jesus he 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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