52The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;


In Context

49 The rest said, |Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him.|

50 Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

51 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

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

53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, |Truly this was the Son of God.|

Matthew 27:52 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:52The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:52And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:52and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:52and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:52and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:52And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:52and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,