Matthew 27:53

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then after Jesus had risen to life, they came out of their graves and went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people.

Cross References

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.

Isaiah 48:2

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

Daniel 9:24

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

Matthew 4:5

Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and made him stand on the highest part of the temple.

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 forty-two months.

Revelation 21:2

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

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.