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1 | I have a problem with Mat 27:53 | Matt 27:53 | mark d seyler | 187653 | ||
Hi Edwin, As I look at the grammer, it seems like they rose when Jesus died, and came out of their tombs when Jesus rose. That seems strange to me, but if that's the way it happened, then, ok. If that's the correct understanding, this would be an indication to me that they didn't rise to eternal life, since Jesus is the firstborn of the dead. But I'm not convinced that I know for sure on this one! Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | I have a problem with Mat 27:53 | Matt 27:53 | ebrain | 187687 | ||
Hi Mark. Thank you for your post, as allways both wise, and prudent, it's a joy to have your input. Have a look at what follows, and let me have your comments. A contribution to the difficulty in understanding verse 53, is found in the translation from the Greek. There are no capital letters in that language, and therefore, this verse has to be rendered as, Mat 27:53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. You will note that the personal pronoun "his", is not capitalized, and although, it could refer to the resurrection of Jesus, it could equally well refer to the saints who were raised. Using the "Blue Letter Bible", I have looked at 12 different English translations and have found that 8 of them prefer, "his resurrection", they are. KJV, ESV, RSV, ASV, YOUNGS, DARBYS, WEBSTERS, and HNV, whereas only 4 of them, NKJ, NLT, NIV, and NASB, prefer, either "His resurrection", or prefer to identify the person as Jesus. Of these last 4, the NLT, is a paraphrase, and the NIV, leans in the direction of being a paraphrase, and is not considered by many Bible scholars to be a good translation. Another point worth considering is that there are at least 5 other examples given in Scripture of dead persons being raised back to life again before the resurrection of our Lord Jesus. ebrain. |
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3 | I have a problem with Mat 27:53 | Matt 27:53 | Victrix | 187691 | ||
Hello, I hope I am not intruding on this conversation. But I have always understood this scripture to mean that dead bodies were shaken out of their memorial tombs when Jesus died, because of the earthquake that occured. |
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