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Matthew 27:50–52

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Matthew 27:50

50¶ Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

Matthew 27:51

51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Matthew 27:52

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

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 27:50

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

again

Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 27:51

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

rent

To rend: to tear or split apart; as a noun, a tear or split, or payment for the use of property, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

twain

Two; a pair, or two persons or things considered separately.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bottom

The lowest, deepest, or supporting part of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

earth

The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 27:52

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

graves

Places of burial; or, as a verb, carves or engraves, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

opened

Made open, uncovered, unsealed, revealed, or made accessible.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

many

A great number; numerous persons or things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bodies

Physical bodies, corpses, or organized wholes composed of members, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

slept

Rested in sleep; or by figure lay in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

arose

Rose; stood up, came forth, or began to act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 50

  1. John 19:30
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  2. Isaiah 53:9–12
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  3. Luke 23:46
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  4. Psalms 22:14–15
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  5. Hebrews 9:14
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From verse 51

  1. Hebrews 10:19–22
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  2. Mark 15:38
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  3. Hebrews 6:19
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  4. Luke 23:45
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  5. Revelation 11:19
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From verse 52

  1. Isaiah 26:19
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  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:14
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  3. 1 Corinthians 15:20
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  4. John 5:25–29
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  5. Daniel 12:2
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