Matthew 27:52

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

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Matthew 27:52

And the graues were opened, and many bodies of Saints which slept, arose,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
- Basic English Bible

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,
- Darby Bible

And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,
- Webster's Bible

the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke.
- Weymouth Bible

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
- World English Bible

and many bodies of seyntis that hadden slepte, rysen vp.
- Wycliffe Bible

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for Matthew 27:52

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 27:52


27:52 Some of the tombs were shattered and laid open by the earthquake, and while they continued unclosed (and they must have stood open all the Sabbath, seeing the law would not allow any attempt to close them) many bodies of holy men were raised, (perhaps Simeon, Zacharias, John the Baptist, and others who had believed in Christ, and were known to many in Jerusalem,) And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, went into the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many - Who had probably known them before: God hereby signifying, that Christ had conquered death, and would raise all his saints in due season.



People's Bible Notes for Matthew 27:52


Mt 27:52 The graves were opened. The convulsions of the earth would naturally roll the stones from the doors of the sepulchers. The saints which slept arose. Who is not stated, or whether their bodies returned to the grave again. Their rising was a testimony that the death of Christ is life to the saints.

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