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Matthew 27:52-66

52καὶkaiG2532TheτὰtaG3588tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419broke openἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532thebodiesσώματαsōmataG4983of manyπολλὰpollaG4183τῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40who had fallen asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837were raisedἠγέρθησαν,ēgerthēsanG1453.

53καὶkaiG2532AfterμετὰmetaG3326JesusαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588’resurrectionἔγερσινegersinG1454,when they had comeἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out ofἐκekG1537theτὴνtēnG3588tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419,they enteredεἰσῆλθον εἰςeisēlthon eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172andκαὶkaiG2532appearedἐνεφανίσθησανenephanisthēsanG1718to manyπολλοῖς.¶polloisG4183people.

54WhenδὲdeG1161theὉHoG3588centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543andκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846who were guardingτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424sawG3708theτὸνtonG3588earthquakeσεισμὸνseismonG4578andκαὶkaiG2532all thatτὰtaG3588had happenedγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they were terrifiedἐφοβήθησαν σφόδραephobēthēsan sphodraG5399 G4970andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτος.¶houtosG3778wasἦνēnG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

55AndδὲdeG1161manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135wereἮσανĒsanG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,watchingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334fromἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113. TheyαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056to ministerδιακονοῦσαιdiakonousaiG1247to Himαὐτῷ,autōG846.

56AmongἐνenG1722themαἷςhaisG3739wereἦνēnG1510MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137ἡhēG3588MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094καὶkaiG2532,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384τοῦtouG3588of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385andκαὶkaiG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofτῶνtōnG3588Zebedee’sΖεβεδαίου.¶ZebedaiouG2199sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207.

57WhenδὲdeG1161it wasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444fromἀπὸapoG575ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707namedτοὔνομαtounomaG5122JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoὃςhosG3739himselfκαὶ αὐτὸςkai autosG846 G2532was a discipleἐμαθητεύθηemathēteuthēG3100τῷtōG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

58HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334τῷtōG3588to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091to ask forᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424,andτότεtoteG5119ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753it be given to himἀποδοθῆναιapodothēnaiG591.

59SoΚαὶKaiG2532τὸtoG3588JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983theὁhoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,wrappedἐνετύλιξενenetulixenG1794itαὐτὸautoG846inἐνenG1722a cleanκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513linen clothσινδόνιsindoniG4616,

60andκαὶkaiG2532placedἔθηκενethēkenG5087itαὐτὸautoG846inἐνenG1722his ownαὐτοῦautouG846newκαινῷkainōG2537τῷtōG3588tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419thatὃhoG3739he had cutἐλατόμησενelatomēsenG2998intoἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588rockπέτρᾳ,petraG4073.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he rolledπροσκυλίσαςproskulisasG4351a greatμέγανmeganG3173stoneλίθονlithonG3037across theτῇtēaG3588entranceθύρᾳthuraG2374to theτοῦtouG3588tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419andwent awayἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

61δὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137ἡhēG3588MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588otherἄλληallēG243MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137wereἦνēnG1510sittingκαθήμεναιkathēmenaiG2521thereἐκεῖekeiG1563oppositeἀπέναντιapenantiG561theτοῦtouG3588tombτάφου.¶taphouG5028.

62δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,the oneἥτιςhētisG3748ἐστὶνestinG1510afterμετὰmetaG3326τὴνtēnG3588Preparation Dayπαρασκευήν,paraskeuēnG3904,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330assembledσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863beforeπρὸςprosG4314PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091.

63“Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “we rememberἐμνήσθημενemnēsthēmenG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754whileἔτιetiG2089He was aliveζῶν·zōnG2198thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108saidεἶπενeipenG2036, ‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250I will rise againἐγείρομαι.egeiromaiG1453.’

64SoοὖνounG3767give the order thatκέλευσονkeleusonG2753theτὸνtonG3588tombτάφονtaphonG5028be securedἀσφαλισθῆναιasphalisthēnaiG805untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250.OtherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219,HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101may comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andsteal Him awayκλέψωσιν αὐτὸνklepsōsin autonG2813 G846andκαὶkaiG2532tellεἴπωσινeipōsinG2036theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ·laōG2992He has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.AndκαὶkaiG2532thisἡhēG3588lastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078deceptionπλάνηplanēG4106would beἔσταιestaiG1510worseχείρωνcheirōnG5501than theτῆςtēsG3588firstπρώτης.¶prōtēsG4413.”

65“You haveἔχετεecheteG2192a guardκουστωδίαν·koustōdianG2892ὁhoG3588,”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidἜφη αὐτοῖςEphē autoisG5346 G846. “GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217,make the tomb as secureἀσφαλίσασθεasphalisastheG805asὡςhōsG5613you knowG1492how.”

66SoδὲdeG1161ΟἱHoiG3588they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andsecured the tombἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφονēsphalisanto ton taphonG3588 G5028 G805by sealingσφραγίσαντεςsphragisantesG4972theτὸνtonG3588stoneλίθονlithonG3037and postingμετὰmetaG3326theτῆςtēsG3588guardκουστωδίας.¶koustōdiasG2892.

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