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Matthew 27:51-66

51AndbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theveilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665ofthetempleναοῦnaouG3485wasrentintwoδύο,duoG1417fromthetopἄνωθενanōthenG509tothebottomκάτωkatōG2736;andtheearthγῆgēG1093didquake;andtherocksπέτραιpetraiG4073wererent;

52andthetombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419wereopenedἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanG455;andmanyπολλὰpollaG4183bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983ofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40thathadfallenasleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837wereraisedG1453;

53andcomingG1831forthἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831outofthetombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419afterhisresurrectiontheyenteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intotheholyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172andappeareduntomanyπολλοῖς.¶polloisG4183.

54NowG1161thecenturionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543,andtheythatwereG1510withhimwatchingJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whentheysawG3708theearthquakeσεισμὸνseismonG4578,andthethingsG3778thatwereG1510done,fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399exceedinglyG4970,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thiswasG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

55AndmanyπολλαὶpollaiG4183womenG1135wereG1510therebeholdingfromafar,whohadfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424fromGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,ministeringδιακονοῦσαιdiakonousaiG1247untohim:

56amongwhomwasG1510MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,andMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137themotherμήτηρmētērG3384ofJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385andJoses,andthemotherμήτηρmētērG3384ofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofZebedeeΖεβεδαίου.¶ZebedaiouG2199.

57AndwhenevenG2532wascomeG2064,therecameG2064arichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444fromArimathæa,namedJosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoalsoκαὶkaiG2532himselfwasJesus’Ἰησοῦ.IēsouG2424disciple:

58thismanG3778wenttoPilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091,andaskedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154forthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983ofJesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.ThenτότεtoteG5119PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753ittobegivenG591up.

59AndJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501tookG2983thebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andwrappeditinacleanκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513linenσινδόνιsindoniG4616clothG4616,

60andlaidG5087itinhisownnewκαινῷkainōG2537tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419,whichhehadhewnoutintherockπέτρᾳ,petraG4073:andherolledπροσκυλίσαςproskulisasG4351agreatμέγανmeganG3173stoneλίθονlithonG3037tothedoorθύρᾳthuraG2374ofthetombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419,anddepartedG565.

61AndMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094wasG1510there,andtheotherἄλληallēG243MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137,sittingG2521overagainstthesepulchre.

62NowG1161onthemorrow,whichisG1510thedayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887afterthePreparationπαρασκευήν,paraskeuēnG3904,thechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wereG1510gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863untoPilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091,

63sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,werememberἐμνήσθημενemnēsthēmenG3403thatthatdeceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108saidG3004whilehewasyetG2089aliveG2198,AfterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250IriseG1453again.

64CommandthereforeοὖνounG3767thatthesepulchrebeἔσταιestaiG1510madesureuntilthethirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250, lest haplyhisdisciplesG3101comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andstealκλέψωσινklepsōsinG2813himawayG575,andsayG3004untothepeopleλαῷ·laōG2992,HeisG1510risenG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498:andthelastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078errorG4106willbeG1510worsethanthefirstπρώτης.¶prōtēsG4413.

65PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidἜφηEphēG5346untothem, Yehaveaguardκουστωδίαν·koustōdianG2892:goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217,makeitassureasye can.

66SotheywentG4198,andmadethesepulchre sure, sealingthestoneλίθονlithonG3037,theguardκουστωδίας.¶koustōdiasG2892beingwiththem.

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