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53 They came out of the graves after Jesus was raised from the dead and went into the holy city, where they appeared to many people.

54 When the army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything else that happened, they were very frightened and said, “He really was the Son of God!”

55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to help him were standing at a distance from the cross, watching.

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53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[a] went into the holy city(A) and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(B) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(C)

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they