Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,
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,
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 And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent, 52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose, 53 and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:20
(But now Christ is raised from among the dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.
Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death in victory. And the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken.
Isaiah 26:19
Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
Daniel 12:2
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.
Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death: where, O death, are thy plagues? where, O Sheol, is thy destruction? Repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
John 5:25-29
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.
Acts 7:60
And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep.
1 Corinthians 11:30
On this account many among you are weak and infirm, and a good many are fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:51
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,
1 Thessalonians 5:10
who has died for us, that whether we may be watching or sleep, we may live together with him.