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Matthew 27:52

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

And {G2532} the graves {G3419} were opened {G455}; and {G2532} many {G4183} bodies {G4983} of the saints {G40} which {G3588} slept {G2837} arose {G1453},

Also the graves were opened, and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life;

The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 26:19 (22 votes)

    Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:14 (20 votes)

    For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

  • John 5:25 (18 votes)

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

  • John 5:29 (18 votes)

    And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:20 (18 votes)

    ¶ But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.

  • Daniel 12:2 (16 votes)

    And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.

  • Isaiah 25:8 (13 votes)

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken [it].