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Matthew 27:52-54
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Matthew 27:52-54
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52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died[a] were raised. 53 (They[b] came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.) 54 Now when the centurion[c] and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, “Truly this one was God’s Son!”
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- Matthew 27:52 tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaō) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.
- Matthew 27:53 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:54 sn See the note on the word centurion in Matt 8:5.
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