Matthew 27:52-66

52TheG3588 tombsG3419 broke openG455, andG2532 the bodiesG4983 of manyG4183 saintsG40 who had fallen asleepG2837 were raisedG1453. 53AfterG3326 Jesus’ resurrectionG1454, when they had comeG1831 out ofG1537 theG3588 tombsG3419, they enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 holyG40 cityG4172 andG2532 appearedG1718 to manyG4183 people.

54WhenG1161 theG3588 centurionG1543 andG2532 thoseG3588 withG3326 himG846 who were guardingG5083 JesusG2424 sawG3708 theG3588 earthquakeG4578 andG2532 all thatG3588 had happenedG1096, they were terrifiedG5399G4970 and saidG3004, “TrulyG230 thisG3778 wasG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316.”

55AndG1161 manyG4183 womenG1135 wereG1510 thereG1563, watchingG2334 fromG575 a distanceG3113. They had followedG190 JesusG2424 fromG575 GalileeG1056 to ministerG1247 to HimG846. 56AmongG1722 them wereG1510 MaryG3137 MagdaleneG3094, MaryG3137 theG3588 motherG3384 of JamesG2385 andG2532 JosephG2501, andG2532 theG3588 motherG3384 ofG3588 Zebedee’sG2199 sonsG5207.

57WhenG1161 it wasG1096 eveningG3798, there cameG2064 a richG4145 manG444 fromG575 ArimatheaG707 namedG5122 JosephG2501, whoG3739 himselfG846G2532 was a discipleG3100 of JesusG2424. 58HeG3778 wentG4334 to PilateG4091 to ask forG154 theG3588 bodyG4983 of JesusG2424, andG5119 PilateG4091 ordered thatG2753 it be given to himG591. 59SoG2532 JosephG2501 tookG2983 theG3588 bodyG4983, wrappedG1794 itG846 inG1722 a cleanG2513 linen clothG4616, 60andG2532 placedG5087 itG846 inG1722 his ownG846 newG2537 tombG3419 thatG3739 he had cutG2998 intoG1722 theG3588 rockG4073. ThenG2532 he rolledG4351 a greatG3173 stoneG3037 across theG3588 entranceG2374 to theG3588 tombG3419 and went awayG565. 61MaryG3137 MagdaleneG3094 andG2532 theG3588 otherG243 MaryG3137 wereG1510 sittingG2521 thereG1563 oppositeG561 theG3588 tombG5028.

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TheG3588 next dayG1887, the oneG3748 afterG3326 Preparation DayG3904, theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 assembledG4863 beforeG4314 PilateG4091. 63“SirG2962,” they saidG3004, “we rememberG3403 thatG3754 whileG2089 He was aliveG2198 thatG1565 deceiverG4108 saidG2036, ‘AfterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250 I will rise againG1453.’ 64SoG3767 give the order thatG2753 theG3588 tombG5028 be securedG805 untilG2193 theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250. OtherwiseG3361G4219, HisG846 disciplesG3101 may comeG2064 and steal Him awayG2813G846 andG2532 tellG2036 theG3588 peopleG2992 He has risenG1453 fromG575 theG3588 deadG3498. AndG2532 this lastG2078 deceptionG4106 would beG1510 worseG5501 than theG3588 firstG4413.”

65“You haveG2192 a guardG2892,” PilateG4091 saidG5346G846. “GoG5217, make the tomb as secureG805 asG5613 you knowG1492 how.” 66SoG1161 they wentG4198 and secured the tombG3588G5028G805 by sealingG4972 theG3588 stoneG3037 and posting theG3588 guardG2892.