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51 And at once the curtain of the [a]sanctuary of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split.(A)

52 The tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep [b]in death were raised [to life];

53 And coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:51 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  2. Matthew 27:52 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

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