Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Matthew
Chapter 27  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:51 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:51 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:51 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:51 JFB -> Commentary on 27:51 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:51 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:51 PNT -> Commentary on 27:51 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:51 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:51 TFG -> Commentary on 27:51 TSK -> Commentary on 27:51 TSK -> Entry for 27:51 WEN -> Notes on 27:51 NTB -> Death; Earthquakes; Jesus, The Christ; Symbols And Similitudes; Temple; Vail TTT -> Death of Christ, The; Earthquakes; Holy of Holies; Rocks; Temple, The Second; Vail, The Sacred EBD -> Veil, vail SBD -> Earthquake SPG -> Devotional using 27:51 WJD -> Devotional using 27:51 WJD -> Devotional using 27:51 27:51 - [In Context] When Jesus died, the curtain in the temple F434 was torn into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks were broken.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:52 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:52 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:52 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:52 JFB -> Commentary on 27:52 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:52 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:52 PNT -> Commentary on 27:52 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:52 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:52 TSK -> Commentary on 27:52 TSK -> Entry for 27:52 WEN -> Notes on 27:52 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Resurrection EBD -> Saint SBD -> Earthquake WJD -> Devotional using 27:52 WJD -> Devotional using 27:52 27:52 - [In Context] All the graves opened, and many of God's people that had died were raised from death.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:53 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:53 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:53 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:53 JFB -> Commentary on 27:53 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:53 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:53 PNT -> Commentary on 27:53 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:53 TFG -> Commentary on 27:53 TSK -> Commentary on 27:53 TSK -> Entry for 27:53 WEN -> Notes on 27:53 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Resurrection TTT -> Resurrection, The SBD -> Earthquake WJD -> Devotional using 27:53 WJD -> Devotional using 27:53 27:53 - [In Context] Those people came out of the graves. After Jesus was raised from death, those people went into the holy city (Jerusalem), and many people saw them.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:54 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:54 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:54 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:54 JFB -> Commentary on 27:54 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:54 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:54 PNT -> Commentary on 27:54 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:54 TFG -> Commentary on 27:54 TSK -> Commentary on 27:54 TSK -> Entry for 27:54 WEN -> Notes on 27:54 NTB -> Armies; Centurion; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) TTT -> Earthquakes EBD -> Centurion; Crucifixion; Earthquake SBD -> Army; Earthquake WJD -> Devotional using 27:54 WJD -> Devotional using 27:54 27:54 - [In Context] The army officer F435 and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything that happened. They were very afraid and said, "He really was the Son of God!"
FOOTNOTES: F434: curtain in the temple   A curtain divided the "Most Holy Place" from the other part of the temple, the special building in Jerusalem for Jewish worship. F435: army officer   A centurion, a Roman army officer that had authority over 100 soldiers.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.