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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Matthew 27:53 Catholic Bible: They left the graves, and after Jesus rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw them. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/matthew/27-53.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/matthew/27-53.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/matthew/27-53.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/matthew/1.htm">Matthew</a> > <a href="/gntd/matthew/27.htm">Chapter 27</a> > Verse 53</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/27-52.htm" title="Matthew 27:52">◄</a> Matthew 27:53 <a href="../matthew/27-54.htm" title="Matthew 27:54">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They left the graves, and after Jesus rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw them. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many.</p><p class="hdg">holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5</a> Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple,</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1</a> And the princes of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: but the rest of the people cast lots, to take one part in ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/48-2.htm">Isaiah 48:2</a> For they are called of the holy city, and are established upon the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a> Seventy weeks are shortened upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, that transgression may be finished, and sin may have an end, and iniquity may be abolished; and everlasting justice may be brought; and vision and prophecy may be fulfilled; and the Saint of saints may be anointed.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a> But the court which is without the temple, cast out and measure it not: because it is given unto the Gentiles. And the holy city they shall tread under foot, two and forty months:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a> And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../revelation/22-19.htm">Revelation 22:19</a> And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from these things that are written in this book.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/matthew/27.htm">The Death of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">52</span>And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, <span class="reftext">53</span><span class="highl">And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many.</span> <span class="reftext">54</span>Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5</a></span><br />Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a></span><br />But the court which is without the temple, cast out and measure it not: because it is given unto the Gentiles. And the holy city they shall tread under foot, two and forty months:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Arising</a> <a href="/matthew/11-2.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/matthew/26-58.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/matthew/27-32.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/matthew/22-31.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Tombs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/mark/4-17.htm">Arising</a> <a href="/mark/9-41.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/27-61.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/11-44.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/matthew/28-17.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/mark/5-2.htm">Tombs</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: after and appeared came city coming entered His holy into Jesus many of out people resurrection the They to tombs went<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/matthew/27-53.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:53 And coming out of the tombs after (Matt. 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