Matthew 27:52

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

Verily, verily I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear, shall live.

But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept.

For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many sleep.

Behold, I declare to you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also should we believe that God will, through Jesus, bring with him those who sleep.

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we might live together with him.

And the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.

And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.