Matthew 27:52-55

27:52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died ¹  were raised. 27:53 (They ²  came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.) 27:54 Now when the centurion ³  and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, “Truly this one was God’s Son!” 27:55 Many ⁴  women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support ⁵  were also there, watching from a distance.

[27:52]  ¹ tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.

[27:53]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:54]  ³ sn See the note on the word centurion in Matt 8:5.

[27:55]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:55]  ⁵ tn Grk “and ministered to him.”