New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 27:52-66

52The tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419were openedἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanG455,and manyπολλὰpollaG4183bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40who hadfallenG2837asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837were raisedἠγέρθησαν,ēgerthēsanG1453;

53and comingἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out of the tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419afterμετὰmetaG3326His resurrectionἔγερσινegersinG1454they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172and appearedἐνεφανίσθησανenephanisthēsanG1718to manyπολλοῖς.¶polloisG4183.

54NowδὲdeG1161the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543,and thoseG3588who were with himkeepingG5083guardτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083overG5083JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,when they sawG3708the earthquakeσεισμὸνseismonG4578and the things that were happeningγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,became veryσφόδραsphodraG4970frightenedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτος.¶houtosG3778wasthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!”

55ManyπολλαὶpollaiG4183womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135were thereἐκεῖekeiG1563lookingθεωροῦσαιtheōrousaiG2334on from a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056whileministeringδιακονοῦσαιdiakonousaiG1247to Him.

56AmongἐνenG1722them wasMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094,and MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385and JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, andthe motherμήτηρmētērG3384of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου.¶ZebedaiouG2199.

57When it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444from ArimatheaἉριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasG707,namedτοὔνομαtounomaG5122JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoὃςhosG3739himselfαὐτὸςautosG846had alsoκαὶkaiG2532becomeG3100a discipleG3100of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

58ThisG3778manG3778wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154for the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.ThenτότεtoteG5119PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753it to be givenἀποδοθῆναιapodothēnaiG591to him.

59And JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983and wrappedἐνετύλιξενenetulixenG1794it in a cleanκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513linenσινδόνιsindoniG4616clothG4616,

60and laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087it in his own newκαινῷkainōG2537tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419,whichὃhoG3739he had hewnἐλατόμησενelatomēsenG2998out in the rockπέτρᾳ,petraG4073;and he rolledπροσκυλίσαςproskulisasG4351a largeμέγανmeganG3173stoneλίθονlithonG3037against the entranceθύρᾳthuraG2374of the tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419and wentG565awayἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

61AndMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094was thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,and the otherἄλληallēG243MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137,sittingκαθήμεναιkathēmenaiG2521oppositeἀπέναντιapenantiG561the graveτάφου.¶taphouG5028.

62NowδὲdeG1161on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,the dayG1887afterμετὰmetaG3326the preparationπαρασκευήν,paraskeuēnG3904,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863with PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091,

63and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we rememberἐμνήσθημενemnēsthēmenG3403that when He was stillἔτιetiG2089aliveζῶν·zōnG2198that deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108saidG3004, ‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250I am toriseG1453againG1453.’

64ThereforeοὖνounG3767,giveG2753ordersG2753for the graveτάφονtaphonG5028to be madeG805secureG805untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,otherwiseG3379His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101may comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and stealκλέψωσινklepsōsinG2813Him awayG2813and sayG3004to the peopleλαῷ·laōG2992, ‘He has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498,’and the lastἐσχάτηeschatēG2078deceptionπλάνηplanēG4106will be worseχείρωνcheirōnG5501than the firstπρώτης.¶prōtēsG4413.”

65PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidἜφηEphēG5346to them, “You haveἔχετεecheteG2192aguardκουστωδίαν·koustōdianG2892;goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217,makeG805it assecureἀσφαλίσασθεasphalisastheG805as you knowG3609howG3609.”

66And they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and madeG805the graveτάφονtaphonG5028secureἠσφαλίσαντοēsphalisantoG805, and along withthe guardκουστωδίας.¶koustōdiasG2892they setG4972asealσφραγίσαντεςsphragisantesG4972onthe stoneλίθονlithonG3037.

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