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Matthew 27:52

The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

Matthew 27:52 BSB

Matthew 27:52 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 26:19 (24 votes) and 1 Thessalonians 4:14 (22 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from 1 Kings 19 to Revelation 8.

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Which verses does Matthew 27:52 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 26:1924 votes

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:1422 votes

    For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

  3. John 5:25–2920 votes

    Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. …

  4. 1 Corinthians 15:2020 votes

    But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

  5. Daniel 12:219 votes

    And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

  6. Isaiah 25:815 votes

    He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

  7. 1 Thessalonians 5:1013 votes

    He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

  8. Hosea 13:1411 votes

    I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

  9. 1 Corinthians 15:5110 votes

    Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

  10. 1 Corinthians 11:306 votes

    That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

  11. Acts 7:603 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 27:52?

The 10 strongest of 18.