Matthew 27:51-55

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split

52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and^[a] went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 26:31-33; Hebrews 9:3,8; Hebrews 10:19,20
• 2. ver 54
• 3. S Matthew 4:5
• 4. ver 36
• 5. S Matthew 4:3; Matthew 17:5
• 6. Luke 8:2,3

Footnotes

• [a] Or "tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they"