Matthew 27:52

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep arose,

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  • Dan 12:2 : 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
  • 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  • 1 Thess 4:14 : 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.
  • Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead men shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
  • Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; and the reproach of His people He will take away from all the earth: for the LORD has spoken.
  • Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hidden from my eyes.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not charge them with this sin. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
  • 1 Thess 5:10 : 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
  • 1 Cor 15:51 : 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

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    53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

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

  • Matt 27:51
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    51And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split;

  • Matt 28:1-2
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    1At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

    2And, behold, there was a great earthquake, for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.

  • Acts 13:30
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    30But God raised him from the dead:

  • Mark 16:2-6
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    2And very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun.

    3And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?

    4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away, for it was very large.

    5And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a long white robe; and they were afraid.

    6And he said to them, Do not be afraid. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified; he is risen; he is not here; behold the place where they laid him.

  • Luke 24:5
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    5And as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?

  • Luke 24:1-2
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    1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they went to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared, and certain others with them.

    2And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

  • Matt 27:60
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    60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.

  • Dan 12:2
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    2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

  • Isa 26:19
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    19Your dead men shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  • John 11:43-44
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    43And when he had spoken thus, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

    44And he who was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go.

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    4And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.

  • Rev 20:5
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    5But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

  • Eph 5:14
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    14Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

  • Luke 24:22-23
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    22Yes, and certain women from our company astonished us, who were early at the tomb;

    23And when they did not find his body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said he was alive.

  • Rev 11:11
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    11And after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

  • 1 Cor 15:4
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    4And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:

  • 1 Cor 15:20
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    20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

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    11Now as they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that were done.

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    6He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

    7And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you shall see him: lo, I have told you.

    8And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

  • Ezek 37:12-13
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    12Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

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    14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

  • Rev 20:13
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    13Saying, Say, His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept.

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  • 2 Kgs 13:21
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    21As they were burying a man, they saw a band of raiders and cast the man into the tomb of Elisha; when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet.

  • Mark 16:8-9
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    8And they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

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    12Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

  • 1 Cor 15:16
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    16For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.

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    15And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

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    9And those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves.

  • Acts 13:37
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    37But he whom God raised again saw no corruption.

  • John 2:22
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    22Therefore, when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

  • Acts 9:40
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    40But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.

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    66So they went, and made the sepulcher secure, sealing the stone and setting a guard.