Matthew 27:52 - Easy To Read Version

⁵² All the graves opened, and many of God’s people that had died were raised from death.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵² and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵² The tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep in death were raised [to life];

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵² and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

Common English Bible

⁵² and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵² And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose.

Matthew 27:52 Cross References

2 Kings 13:21

Some Israelites were burying a dead man, and they saw that group of soldiers. The Israelites quickly threw the dead man into Elisha’s grave {and ran away}. As soon as the dead man touched the bones of Elisha, the dead man came back to life and stood up on his feet!

Isaiah 25:8

But death will be destroyed forever. {\cf2\super [238]} And the Lord my Master will wipe away every tear from every face. \{In the past,\} all of his people were sad. But God will take away that sadness from the earth. All of this will happen because the Lord said it would.

Isaiah 26:19

\{But the Lord says,\}\par “Your people have died,\par but they will live again.\par The bodies of my people\par will rise from death.\par Dead people in the ground,\par stand and be happy!\par The dew covering you is like\par the dew sparkling in the light of a new day.\par It shows a new time is coming when the earth\par will give up the dead people\par that are in it.”\par

Daniel 12:2

Many of the people that are dead and buried {\cf2\super [133]} will wake up. Some of them will wake up to have life forever. But some will wake up to have shame and disgrace forever.

Hosea 13:14

“I will save them from the grave!\par I will rescue them from death!\par Death, where are your diseases?\par Grave, where is your power?\par I am not looking for revenge!\par

John 11:11

After Jesus said these things, he said, “Our friend Lazarus is now sleeping. But I am going there to wake him.”

1 Corinthians 11:30

That is why many in your group are sick and weak. And many have died.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But Christ has truly been raised from death—the first one of all those \{believers\} who will be raised from death.

1 Corinthians 15:51

But listen, I tell you this secret: We will not all die, but we will all be changed.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died. But we believe that Jesus rose again. So, because of Jesus, God will raise to be with Jesus those people who have died.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

Jesus died for us so that we can live together with him. It is not important if we are alive or dead \{when Jesus comes\}.