Matthew 27:53

Matthew 27:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
• New International Version (NIV)They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Context of Matthew 27:53

51And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split apart. 52The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life]; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people. 54Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” 55There were also many women there looking on from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him.

Matthew 27:53 word by word

καὶ ἐξελθόντες ἐκ τῶν μνημείων μετὰ τὴν ἔγερσιν αὐτοῦ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν πόλιν καὶ ἐνεφανίσθησαν πολλοῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the gravesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the gravesμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• resurrectionἔγερσιςegersis · resurrectionG1454
• and wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• theπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• appearedἐμφανίζωemphanizō · to showG1718
• unto manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Matthew 27:53

• Matthew 4:5Then the devil took Him into the holy city [Jerusalem] and placed Him on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple.
• Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one [person] out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.
• Isaiah 48:2For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city And depend on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks [of years, or 490 years] have been decreed for your people and for your holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make atonement (reconciliation) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness (right-standing with God), to seal up vision and prophecy and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Revelation 11:2But leave out the court [of the Gentiles] which is outside the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles (the nations); and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months (three and one-half years).
• Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband;
• Revelation 22:19and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53And came out of the graves after his resurrection - Not Before, as some have thought, for Christ was himself the First Fruits of them who slept, 1 Corinthians 15:20. The graves were opened at his death, by the earthquake, and the bodies came out at his resurrection. And appeared unto many - Thus establishing the truth of our Lord's resurrection in particular, and of the resurrection of the body in general, by many witnesses. Quesnel's reflections on these…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53And came out of the graves after his resurrection - The narrative of Matthew does not determine whether they came to life before Jesus rose, and remained in the tombs, or came to life after he died. The latter is probably the correct opinion. There is nothing said of the reason why they were raised. It is not improbable to suppose that it was, amid the other wonders attending the death of Jesus, to convince the Jews that he was the Messiah. Perhaps some…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 51-56Verses 51-56 The rending of the veil signified that Christ, by his death, opened a way to God. We have an open way through Christ to the throne of grace, or mercy-seat now, and to the throne of glory hereafter. When we duly consider Christ's death, our hard and rocky hearts should be rent; the heart, and not the garments. That heart is harder than a rock that will not yield, that will not melt, where Jesus Christ is plainly set forth crucified. The graves…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52-53The tombs broke open: At the moment of the death of Jesus, God’s kingdom broke into the world in a new way. His death destroyed the power of death and began the promise of final resurrection (see Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2; 1 Corinthians 15:1–58; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 2:14–15). Some holy people were raised to life. But they may not have entered Jerusalem until after Jesus rose from the dead. Another view is that they were not raised until after the…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:53

• Death
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection

In the dictionaries

• holy city
• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Earthquake
• Jerusalem

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings