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51 At that time the thick cloth that hung in the temple was torn into two pieces. It was torn from the top down to the bottom. The earth shook and big rocks broke.

52 The graves opened. Many of God's people who had died rose from death.

53 They came out of their graves after Jesus rose from death. They went into Jerusalem. Many people saw them there.

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51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(A) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(B) 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[a] went into the holy city(C) and appeared to many people.

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