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  • Matthew 27:53
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 53 (and people coming out from among the tombs after his being raised up entered into the holy city), and they became visible to many people.

  • Matthew 27:53
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 53 καὶ and ἐξελθόντες [they] having gone forth ἐκ out of τῶν the μνημείων memorial tombs μετὰ after τὴν the ἔγερσιν being raised up αὐτοῦ of him εἰσῆλθον they entered εἰς into τὴν the ἁγίαν holy πόλιν city καὶ and ἐνεφανίσθησαν they were made apparent πολλοῖς. to many.

  • Matthew 27:53
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 53 (and persons,* coming out from among the memorial tombs after his being raised up, entered into the holy city,)+ and they became visible to many people.

  • Matthew 27:53
    The Bible in Living English
    • 53 and, coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the sacred city and appeared to many.

  • Matthew 27:53
    American Standard Version
    • 53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.

  • Matthew 27:53
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his arising entered into the holy city, and plainly appeared unto many.

  • Matthew 27:53
    King James Version
    • 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2026
    • 27:53 it-2 368-369; jy 300; gt chapter 126; w90 9/1 7

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 27:53 w83 10/1 19; w76 231; w75 639-640; ad 1134; g65 4/8 26; w61 28, 30; w55 241; g49 4/22 24

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 27:53

      Insight, Volume 2, pp. 368-369

      Jesus—The Way, p. 300

      The Watchtower,

      9/1/1990, p. 7

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 27
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 27:53

      people coming out: Or “they who came out.” The Greek verb indicates a plural masculine subject referring to people, not to the bodies (neuter in Greek) mentioned in verse 52. This evidently refers to passersby, who saw the dead bodies exposed by the earthquake (vs. 51) and who entered the city and reported what they had seen.

      after his being raised up: That is, Jesus’ resurrection. The information within parentheses refers to events taking place at a later time.

      holy city: That is, Jerusalem.​—See study note on Mt 4:5.

      they became visible: Evidently referring to the dead bodies mentioned in verse 52.​—See study note on Mt 27:52.

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