Matthew 27:52

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 27:52

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints having fallen asleep were raised.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 27

⁵⁰ When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

⁵¹ At 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.

⁵³ After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

⁵⁴ When 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.”

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