Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. New Living Translation and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. English Standard Version The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, Berean Standard Bible The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. Berean Literal Bible And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints having fallen asleep arose. King James Bible And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, New King James Version and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; New American Standard Bible Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; NASB 1995 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; NASB 1977 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; Legacy Standard Bible And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; Amplified Bible The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life]; Christian Standard Bible The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. Holman Christian Standard Bible The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. American Standard Version and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; Contemporary English Version Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life. English Revised Version and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; GOD'S WORD® Translation The tombs were opened, and the bodies of many holy people who had died came back to life. Good News Translation the graves broke open, and many of God's people who had died were raised to life. International Standard Version tombs were opened, and many saints who had died were brought back to life. Majority Standard Bible The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. NET Bible And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised. New Heart English Bible The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; Webster's Bible Translation And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose, Weymouth New Testament the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke. World English Bible The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the holy ones who have fallen asleep, arose, Berean Literal Bible And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints having fallen asleep arose. Young's Literal Translation and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose, Smith's Literal Translation And the tombs were opened: and many bodies of the holy ones, having been set to sleep, were raised, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, Catholic Public Domain Version And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose. New American Bible tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. New Revised Standard Version The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the tombs were opened; and the bodies of a great many saints who were sleeping in death rose up, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Tombs were opened, and many bodies of the Saints who were sleeping arose. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose. Godbey New Testament and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the sleeping saints arose; Haweis New Testament and the sepulchres were opened; and many bodies of saints, who slept, arose; Mace New Testament the graves opened, and the bodies of many saints who slept arose, Weymouth New Testament the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke. Worrell New Testament and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; Worsley New Testament and the graves opened, and many bodies of departed saints arose, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Death of Jesus…51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.… Cross References Ezekiel 37:12-13 Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. ... 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. / By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. / For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Acts 2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip. Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. Philippians 3:10-11 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, / and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Hebrews 11:35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Job 19:25-27 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me! Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes. 1 Peter 3:18-19 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit, / in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ... Treasury of Scripture And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, many. Isaiah 25:8 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. Isaiah 26:19 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. Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. slept. Daniel 12:2 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. 1 Corinthians 11:30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, Jump to Previous Asleep Awoke Bodies Broke Dead Death Died Fallen God's Graves Holy Life Open Opened Raised Resting-Places Saints Sleeping Slept TombsJump to Next Asleep Awoke Bodies Broke Dead Death Died Fallen God's Graves Holy Life Open Opened Raised Resting-Places Saints Sleeping Slept TombsMatthew 27 1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.3. Judas hangs himself. 19. Pilate, admonished of his wife, 20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas. 27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns; 33. crucified; 39. reviled; 50. dies, and is buried; 62. his tomb is sealed and watched. The tombs broke open This phrase signifies a miraculous event that occurred at the moment of Jesus' death. The Greek word for "tombs" is "mnemeia," which refers to graves or sepulchers. The breaking open of the tombs symbolizes the power of Christ's death over the grave, foreshadowing the ultimate victory over death through His resurrection. Historically, Jewish burial practices involved placing bodies in rock-hewn tombs, often sealed with stones. The opening of these tombs would have been a dramatic and undeniable sign to the witnesses of the supernatural nature of the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion. and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theτὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tombs μνημεῖα (mnēmeia) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3419: A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph. broke open, ἀνεῴχθησαν (aneōchthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [the] bodies σώματα (sōmata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. of many πολλὰ (polla) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. saints ἁγίων (hagiōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. who had fallen asleep κεκοιμημένων (kekoimēmenōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 2837: From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease. were raised. ἠγέρθησαν (ēgerthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. Links Matthew 27:52 NIVMatthew 27:52 NLT Matthew 27:52 ESV Matthew 27:52 NASB Matthew 27:52 KJV Matthew 27:52 BibleApps.com Matthew 27:52 Biblia Paralela Matthew 27:52 Chinese Bible Matthew 27:52 French Bible Matthew 27:52 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 27:52 The tombs were opened and many bodies (Matt. Mat Mt) |