Matthew 27:52
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
And the graues were opened, and many bodies of Saints which slept, arose,
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- Isaiah 26:19Rank 1 from verse 52
19Thy 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.
19Thy dead men shall liue, together with my dead body shall they arise: awake and sing yee that dwell in dust: for thy dewe is as the dewe of herbes, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14Rank 2 from verse 52
- 1 Corinthians 15:20Rank 3 from verse 52
- John 5:25–29Rank 4 from verse 52
25Verily, 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.
25Uerily, verily I say vnto you, The houre is comming, & now is, when the dead shall heare the voice of the Sonne of God: and they that heare, shall liue.
26For as the Father hath life in himselfe: so hath he giuen to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe:
27And hath giuen him authority to execute iudgement also, because he is the Sonne of man.
28Marueile not at this: for the houre is comming, in the which all that are in the graues shall heare his voice,
29And shall come foorth, *they that haue done good, vnto the resurrection of life, and they that haue done euill, vnto the resurrection of damnation.
- Daniel 12:2Rank 5 from verse 52
- Isaiah 25:8Rank 6 from verse 52
8He 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.
8**He will swallow vp death in victorie, and the LORD God wil wipe away teares from off al faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10Rank 7 from verse 52
- Hosea 13:14Rank 8 from verse 52
14I 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.
14†*I will ransome them from the power of the graue: I will redeeme them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues, O graue, I will be thy destruction; repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
- 1 Corinthians 15:51Rank 9 from verse 52
- 1 Corinthians 11:30Rank 10 from verse 52
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Matthew 27:52
Plural of grave: places of burial or tombs.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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Physical bodies, corpses, or organized wholes composed of members.
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Holy ones; those set apart to God.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of sleep. Sense 1: Rested in natural sleep. Sense 2: By figure, lay in death.
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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.
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27:51And, 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;
27:51And behold, the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.
27:52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
27:52And the graues were opened, and many bodies of Saints which slept, arose,
Selected passage27:53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
27:53And came out of the graues after his resurrection, and went into the holy citie, and appeared vnto many.
27:54Now 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.
27:54Now 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.
27:55And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
27:55And many women were there (beholding afarre off) which followed Iesus from Galilee, ministring vnto him.
27:56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
27:56Among which was Mary Magdalene, & Mary the mother of Iames and Ioses, and the mother of Zebedees children.