Verse 52

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

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 12:2 : 2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
  • 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
  • John 5:25-29 : 25 Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life. 26 For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man. 28 Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead, 29 And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
  • Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
  • 1 Thess 4:14 : 14 For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.
  • 1 Thess 5:10 : 10 Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.
  • Isa 25:8 : 8 He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.
  • Hos 13:14 : 14 I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
  • 1 Cor 15:51 : 51 See, I am giving you the revelation of a secret: we will not all come to the sleep of death, but we will all be changed.