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Matthew · Chapter 27

Matthew 27:52

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

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Before · Matthew 27:50–51

50Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

52The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

After · Matthew 27:53–54

53and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many. 54Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

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