Matthew 27:53

Contemporary English Version 1995

They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people.

Cross References

Revelation 11:2

But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for 42 months.

Matthew 4:5

Next, the devil took Jesus into the holy city to the highest part of the temple.

Isaiah 48:2

You call Jerusalem your home and say you depend on me, the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel.

Revelation 22:19

If you take anything away from these prophecies, God will not let you have part in the life-giving tree and in the holy city described in this book.

Revelation 21:2

Then I saw New Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God in heaven. It was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to meet her husband.

Daniel 9:24

God has decided that for 70 weeks, your people and your holy city must suffer as the price of their sins. Then evil will disappear, and justice will rule forever; the visions and words of the prophets will come true, and a most holy place will be dedicated.

Nehemiah 11:1

The nation's leaders and their families settled in Jerusalem. But there was room for only one out of every ten of the remaining families, and so they asked God to show them who would live there.