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Matthew 27:51–53

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51aAnd behold, bthe 1veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom; and cthe earth shook and the rocks were split.

52And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the 1saints who had afallen asleep were raised;

53and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered athe holy city and appeared to many.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or curtain
  2. 1Or holy ones

Cross references

  1. aMatt 27:51–56: Mark 15:38–41; Luke 23:47–49
  2. bEx 26:31ff; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45; Heb 9:3
  3. cMatt 27:54
  4. aActs 7:60
  5. aMatt 4:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

NLTNew Living Translation

At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split. And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

KJV 1900King James Version

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.