Matthew 27:53
New International Version
They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

New Living Translation
They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.

English Standard Version
and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Berean Standard Bible
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

Berean Literal Bible
And having gone forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

King James Bible
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

New King James Version
and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

New American Standard Bible
and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

NASB 1995
and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

NASB 1977
and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

Legacy Standard Bible
and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

Amplified Bible
and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people.

Christian Standard Bible
And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And they came out of the tombs after His resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

American Standard Version
and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.

Contemporary English Version
They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people.

English Revised Version
and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They came out of the tombs after he had come back to life, and they went into the holy city where they appeared to many people.

Good News Translation
They left the graves, and after Jesus rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw them.

International Standard Version
After his resurrection, they came out of their tombs, went into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.

Majority Standard Bible
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

NET Bible
(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

New Heart English Bible
and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

Webster's Bible Translation
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Weymouth New Testament
And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many.

World English Bible
and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having come forth out of the tombs after His rising, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Berean Literal Bible
And having gone forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

Young's Literal Translation
and having come forth out of the tombs after his rising, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Smith's Literal Translation
And having come forth from the tombs, after his arising, went into the holy city, and were exhibited to many.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And going out from the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and they appeared to many.

New American Bible
And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

New Revised Standard Version
After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they went out; and after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city, and appeared to a great many.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they came out, and after his resurrection, they entered the Holy City, and they appeared to many.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And they came out of their sepulchers after his resurrection, and entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

Godbey New Testament
and having come out of the tombs after His resurrection came into the holy city and appeared unto many.

Haweis New Testament
and coming out of the sepulchres after his resurrection, entered into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

Mace New Testament
and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

Weymouth New Testament
And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many.

Worrell New Testament
and, coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered into the holy city, and appeared to many.

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

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Death of Jesus
52The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people. 54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”…

Cross References
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. ...

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.

John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

1 Thessalonians 4:14
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.

Revelation 1:18
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Hebrews 2:14-15
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

1 Peter 3:18
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,

Ephesians 4:8-10
This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” / What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? / He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

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.

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.

Ezekiel 37:12-14
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. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”

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.

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.

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!


Treasury of Scripture

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

holy.

Matthew 4:5
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

Nehemiah 11:1
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

Isaiah 48:2
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

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Matthew 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.














After Jesus’ resurrection
This phrase marks a pivotal moment in Christian theology, emphasizing the power and significance of Jesus' victory over death. The Greek word for "resurrection" is "anastasis," which means a rising up or standing up again. This term is central to Christian belief, symbolizing not only Jesus' triumph over the grave but also the promise of eternal life for believers. The resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith, affirming Jesus as the Son of God and validating His teachings and sacrifice.

when they had come out of the tombs
The phrase "come out of the tombs" refers to the miraculous event where saints who had died were raised to life. The Greek word for "tombs" is "mnemeion," which denotes a memorial or a place of remembrance. This event signifies the breaking of the power of death and the grave, illustrating the transformative power of Jesus' resurrection. It serves as a foretaste of the general resurrection at the end of times, where all believers will be raised to eternal life.

they entered the holy city
"The holy city" refers to Jerusalem, a place of profound religious significance in Jewish and Christian traditions. Jerusalem is often seen as the center of God's redemptive work throughout history. The entry of the resurrected saints into the city symbolizes the fulfillment of God's promises and the inauguration of a new covenant through Jesus Christ. It also foreshadows the New Jerusalem described in Revelation, where God's presence will dwell with His people eternally.

and appeared to many people
The appearance of the resurrected saints to "many people" serves as a powerful testimony to the reality of Jesus' resurrection and the truth of His message. The Greek word for "appeared" is "emphanizo," which means to make visible or manifest. This public manifestation provided undeniable evidence of the supernatural event that had taken place, reinforcing the credibility of the resurrection accounts. It also highlights the communal aspect of the resurrection, as the witnesses were not isolated individuals but part of a larger community that could attest to the truth of what they had seen.

Verse 53. - Came out of (ἐξελθόντες) the graves after his resurrection. The masculine participle, not agreeing with "bodies" (σώματα), denotes the personality of the bodies of the saints, that these arose perfect in soul and body. They could not rise before Christ rose. "Christ the firstfruits, afterwards they that are Christ's." Ewald and others have understood "after his resurrection" to mean "after he raised them from the dead." But the language is against such an interpretation, and there can be no reasonable doubt that the words refer to Christ's own resurrection. If it be contended that the word used, ἔγερσις, is active in sense, we may reply that, granting this, it merely emphasizes Christ's voluntary action in raising himself. As was said above, St. Matthew anticipates the regular sequence of events in order to complete at one view his accounts of the portents that attended the death and resurrection of Christ. The holy city. Jerusalem, as in ch. 4:5. The guilty Jerusalem is still the holy city, as retaining the temple, with its services, the ministry, the Scriptures. Some would understand the heavenly Jerusalem, into which these spiritual bodies entered; but the context is wholly against such an exposition. Appeared unto many. They were permitted to show themselves openly in their well known forms to pious relations and friends, as witnesses and proofs of the resurrection. If they had already gone to heaven, they could not have thus appeared. It may he right to add that many of the Fathers and modern commentators hold that these resuscitated saints were those to whom Christ preached (1 Peter 3:19) when he descended into hell, and that they accompanied him into glory when he ascended into heaven.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
After
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

[Jesus’]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

resurrection,
ἔγερσιν (egersin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1454: A waking up, resurrection. From egeiro; a resurgence.

when they had come
ἐξελθόντες (exelthontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

out of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive 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,
μνημείων (mnēmeiōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3419: A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph.

they entered
εἰσῆλθον (eisēlthon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

holy
ἁγίαν (hagian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

city
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

appeared
ἐνεφανίσθησαν (enephanisthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1718: To make visible (manifest); hence: I report (inform) against; pass: I appear before. From emphanes; to exhibit or disclose.

to many [people].
πολλοῖς (pollois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.


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