Matthew 27:52

God's Word

The tombs were opened, and the bodies of many holy people who had died came back to life.

Cross References

2 Kings 13:21

One day some people who were burying a man saw one of these raiding parties. So they quickly put the man into Elisha’s tomb. But when the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came back to life and stood up.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death forever. The Almighty Lord will wipe away tears from every face, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from the whole earth. The Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead.

Daniel 12:2

Many sleeping in the ground will wake up. Some will wake up to live forever, but others will wake up to be ashamed and disgraced forever.

Hosea 13:14

“I want to free them from the power of the grave. I want to reclaim them from death. Death, I want to be a plague to you. Grave, I want to destroy you. I won’t even think of changing my plans.”

John 11:11

After Jesus said this, he told his disciples, “Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, and I’m going to Bethany to wake him.”

Acts 7:60

Then he knelt down and shouted, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them.” After he had said this, he died.

1 Corinthians 11:30

This is the reason why many of you are weak and sick and quite a number ⌞of you⌟ have died.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But now Christ has come back from the dead. He is the very first person of those who have died to come back to life.

1 Corinthians 15:51

I’m telling you a mystery. Not all of us will die, but we will all be changed.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died and came back to life. We also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring back those who have died. They will come back with Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

He died for us so that, whether we are awake in this life or asleep in death, we will live together with him.