Matthew 27:52
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And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

2 Kings 13:21
And some that were burying a man, saw the rovers, and cast the body into the sepulchre of Eliseus. And when it had touched the bones of Eliseus, the man came to life and stood upon his feet.

John 11:11
These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth: but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Acts 7:60
And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not his sin to their charge: And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his death.

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And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

many.

Isaiah 25:8 He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin.

Hosea 13:14 I will deliver them out of the hand of death. I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy death; O hell, I will be thy bite: comfort is hidden from my eyes.

John 5:25-29 Amen, amen, I say unto you, that the hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep:

slept.

Daniel 12:2 And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some unto life everlasting, and others unto reproach, to see it always.

1 Corinthians 11:30 Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you: and many sleep.

1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again: but we shall not all be changed.

1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again: even so them who have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him.

1 Thessalonians 5:10 Who died for us: that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with him.

Context
The Death of Jesus
51And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom: and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent. 52And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, 53And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many.…
Lexicon
The
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

tombs
μνημεῖα (mnēmeia)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3419: A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph.

broke open,
ἀνεῴχθησαν (aneōchthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the] bodies
σώματα (sōmata)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

of many
πολλὰ (polla)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

saints
ἁγίων (hagiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

who had fallen asleep
κεκοιμημένων (kekoimēmenōn)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2837: From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease.

were raised.
ἠγέρθησαν (ēgerthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.


Additional Translations
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints having fallen asleep arose.

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,

the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke.

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

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,
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