King James Version

Matthew 27:52

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “were raised” (ἠγέρθησαν,) after saints here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was raised” (ἠγέρθη) after saints here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὰtawhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichμνημεῖαmnēmeiagraveμνημεῖον (mnēmeion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “grave”, the subject formG3419a tomb, sepulcher, monument.ἀνεῴχθησανaneōchthēsanto openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πολλὰpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.σώματαsōmatabodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnsleptκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, perfect middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “slept”, a completed action with a present resultG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.sleptἁγίωνhagiōnholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἠγέρθησανēgerthēsanaroseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “arose”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.arose

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἠγέρθηēgerthēaroseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “arose”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,

World English Bible

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

Darby Translation

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,

Douay-Rheims

And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

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