Matthew 27:53

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

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  • Matt 4:5 : 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,
  • Rev 11:2 : 2 But do not measure the outer courtyard of the temple; leave it out, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.
  • Rev 21:2 : 2 And I saw the holy city– the new Jerusalem– descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
  • Rev 22:19 : 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
  • Isa 48:2 : 2 Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Dan 9:24 : 24 “Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 The Population of Jerusalem So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities.

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  • 52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.

  • Matt 28:6-11
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    6 He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

    7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples,‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”

    8 So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

    9 But Jesus met them, saying,“Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

    10 Then Jesus said to them,“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

    11 The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

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    30 But God raised him from the dead,

    31 and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

  • Luke 24:1-6
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    1 The Resurrection Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared.

    2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

    3 but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

    4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

    5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

    6 He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

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    22 Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

    23 and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

    24 Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”

  • Matt 28:1-2
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    1 The Resurrection Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

    2 Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

  • Mark 16:5-10
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    5 Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

    6 But he said to them,“Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.

    7 But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”

    8 Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

    9 The Longer Ending of Mark[[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

    10 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

  • 2 And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.

  • 3 To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

  • 54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”

  • 28 “Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice

  • 9 and when they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

  • 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.

  • Rev 11:11-12
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    11 But after three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and tremendous fear seized those who were watching them.

    12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them:“Come up here!” So the two prophets went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies stared at them.

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    33 So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

    34 and saying,“The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!”

  • 12 After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

  • 12 Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

  • 55 The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.

  • 2 and he said to his servants,“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

  • 1 Cor 15:4-5
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    4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures,

    5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

  • 40 but God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen,

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    63 and said,“Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said,‘After three days I will rise again.’

    64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people,‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

  • 4 The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

  • 28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

  • 34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

  • 44 The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them,“Unwrap him and let him go.”

  • 11 Raising a Widow’s Son Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.