Parallel Verses

Anderson New Testament

and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose.

New American Standard Bible

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

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].

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the graves
μνημεῖον 
Mnemeion 
Usage: 37

ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

σῶμα 
Soma 
Usage: 123

of the saints
G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

κοιμάω 
Koimao 
Usage: 16

References

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Jesus Dies On The Cross

51 And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom. And the earth did shake, and the rocks were rent: 52 and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose. 53 And they came out of their sepulchers after his resurrection, and entered the holy city, and appeared to many.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:20

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

1 Thessalonians 4:14

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.

John 5:25-29

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.

Acts 7:60

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.

1 Corinthians 11:30

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

1 Corinthians 15:51

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

1 Thessalonians 5:10

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

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