Matthew 27:52

Contemporary English Version 1995

Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life.

Cross References

Isaiah 26:19

Your people will rise to life! Tell them to leave their graves and celebrate with shouts. You refresh the earth like morning dew; you give life to the dead.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe Jesus died and was raised to life. We also believe that when God brings Jesus back again, he will bring with him all who had faith in Jesus before they died.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But Christ has been raised to life! And he makes us certain that others will also be raised to life.

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who lie dead in the ground will rise from death. Some of them will be given eternal life, and others will receive nothing but eternal shame and disgrace.

Isaiah 25:8

The Lord All-Powerful will destroy the power of death and wipe away all tears. No longer will his people be insulted everywhere. The Lord has spoken!

1 Thessalonians 5:10

Christ died for us, so we could live with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes.

1 Corinthians 15:51

I will explain a mystery to you. Not every one of us will die, but we will all be changed.

Hosea 13:14

Should I, the Lord, rescue you from death and the grave? No! I call death and the grave to strike you like a plague. I refuse to show mercy.

1 Corinthians 11:30

This is why many of you are sick and weak and why a lot of others have died.

Acts 7:60

He knelt down and shouted, “Lord, don't blame them for what they have done.” Then he died.

2 Kings 13:21

Once, while some Israelites were burying a man's body, they saw a group of Moabites. The Israelites quickly threw the body into Elisha's tomb and ran away. As soon as the man's body touched the bones of Elisha, the man came back to life and stood up.

John 11:11

Then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus is asleep, and I am going there to wake him up.”