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Matthew 27:52

The resurrectionDeath and loss

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;

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 earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

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BSB
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
KJV
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
WEB
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
ASV
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;
DARBY
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,
BLB
And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints having fallen asleep were raised.
ÅB
og gravene åpnedes, og mange av de hensovede helliges legemer sto opp,
OTB
Gravene åpnet seg, og kroppene til mange hellige som hadde dødd, ble oppreist til liv.
B1930
og gravene åpnedes, og mange av de hensovede helliges legemer stod op,

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:14

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

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:20

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

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  • John 5:25–29

    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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:10

    Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

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  • 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.

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