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


In Context

49 but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come — about to save him.'

50 And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit;

51 and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

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

53 and having come forth out of the tombs after his rising, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

54 And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, 'Truly this was God's Son.'

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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