Matthew 27:52

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

Truly, truly do I say to you, The hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear will live.

But now hath Christ risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that have fallen asleep.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and some are falling asleep.

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

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then also will God, through Jesus, bring again with him those who have fallen asleep.

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

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

And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.