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Matthew 27:52–54
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Matthew 27:52
52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
52And the graues were opened, and many bodies of Saints which slept, arose,
Matthew 27:53
53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
53And came out of the graues after his resurrection, and went into the holy citie, and appeared vnto many.
Matthew 27:54
54Now when the centurion, and they that 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.
54Now when the Centurion, and they that were with him, watching Iesus, saw the earthquake, & those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truely this was the Son of God.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 27:52
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)
Made open, uncovered, unsealed, revealed, or made accessible.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A great number; numerous persons or things.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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)
Holy or sanctified persons; persons set apart unto God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Rested in sleep; or by figure lay in death.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Rose; stood up, came forth, or began to act.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 27:53
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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)
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
resurrection
A rising again; especially, the rising of the dead.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616
Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Came into view, became visible, or was manifested or made evident.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A great number; numerous persons or things.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 27:54
A Roman officer commanding about one hundred soldiers.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604
Wakefulness, vigilance, or the act of keeping watch.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
earthquake
A shaking or violent trembling of the earth.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
According to truth; in agreement with fact; Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; Exactly; justly.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 52
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Open the full verse study19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
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Open the full verse study14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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Open the full verse study20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
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Open the full verse study25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
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Open the full verse study2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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Open the full verse study8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
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Open the full verse study10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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Open the full verse study14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
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Open the full verse study51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
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Open the full verse study30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
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Open the full verse study60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
From verse 53
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Open the full verse study24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
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Open the full verse study2For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
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Open the full verse study2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
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Open the full verse study2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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Open the full verse study5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
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Open the full verse study19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
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Open the full verse study1AND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
From verse 54
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Open the full verse study36And sitting down they watched him there;
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Open the full verse study39¶ And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
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Open the full verse study43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
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Open the full verse study47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
49And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
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Open the full verse study4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
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Open the full verse study32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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Open the full verse study23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
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Open the full verse study1AND when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
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Open the full verse study43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
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Open the full verse study3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
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Open the full verse study5¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
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Open the full verse study13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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Open the full verse study17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
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Open the full verse study13¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
14Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
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Open the full verse study1THERE was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
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Open the full verse study29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
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Open the full verse study37¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
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Open the full verse study7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
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Open the full verse study70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
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Open the full verse study63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
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Open the full verse study40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
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