Matthew 27:52
ContextNET © | And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died 1 were raised. |
NIV © | The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. |
NASB © | The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; |
NLT © | and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead |
MSG © | What's more, tombs were opened up, and many bodies of believers asleep in their graves were raised. |
BBE © | And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life; |
NRSV © | The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. |
NKJV © | and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died 1 were raised. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer. |