Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the
King James Version
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
Holman Bible
The tombs were also opened
International Standard Version
tombs were opened, and many saints who had died were brought back to life.
A Conservative Version
and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the sanctified who have been asleep arose.
American Standard Version
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;
Amplified
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life];
An Understandable Version
Graves opened up and the bodies of many dead saints [i.e., God's holy people] were raised up [from the dead].
Anderson New Testament
and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose.
Bible in Basic English
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
Common New Testament
the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
Daniel Mace New Testament
the graves opened, and the bodies of many saints who slept arose,
Darby Translation
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,
Godbey New Testament
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the sleeping saints arose;
Goodspeed New Testament
the tombs opened, and many of the saints who had fallen asleep rose
John Wesley New Testament
and many bodies of holy men that slept were raised.
Julia Smith Translation
And the tombs were opened: and many bodies of the holy ones, having been set to sleep, were raised,
King James 2000
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints that slept arose,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
Modern King James verseion
and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep arose,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the stones did rent, and graves did open, and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose:
Moffatt New Testament
the tombs were opened, and a number of bodies of the saints who slept the sleep of death rose up ??53 they left the tombs after his resurrection and entered the holy city and appeared to a number of people.
Montgomery New Testament
the earth quaked; the rocks split; the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
NET Bible
And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.
New Heart English Bible
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
Noyes New Testament
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of holy men that slept, arose,
Sawyer New Testament
and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints that slept arose,
The Emphasized Bible
and, the tombs, were opened and, many bodies of the holy ones who had fallen asleep, arose, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and the sepulchres were opened; and many bodies of saints, who slept, arose;
Twentieth Century New Testament
the tombs opened, and the bodies of many of God's People who had fallen asleep rose,
Webster
And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,
Weymouth New Testament
the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke.
Williams New Testament
the tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints then sleeping in death rose
World English Bible
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
Worrell New Testament
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
Worsley New Testament
and the graves opened, and many bodies of departed saints arose,
Youngs Literal Translation
and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,
Themes
Body » Resurrection of » Saints at the time of the crucifixion
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
The death of Christ » Accompanied by preternatural signs
Jesus Christ » History of » Crucified (just outside jerusalem)
Resurrection » Examples of » Saints at the time of the crucifixion
Resurrections » Resurrections, examples of » Saints at the time of the crucifixion
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:52
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Dies On The Cross
51
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ
1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
Isaiah 25:8
And the Lord
And He will remove the
For the Lord has spoken.
Isaiah 26:19
You who lie in the dust,
For your dew is as the dew of the
And the earth will
Daniel 12:2
Hosea 13:14
Shall I redeem them from death?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
John 5:25-29
Acts 7:60
Then
1 Corinthians 11:30
For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number
1 Corinthians 15:51
Behold, I tell you a
1 Thessalonians 5:10