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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:45-56

The Death of Jesus (Mark 15:33 *, Luke 23:44).

Matthew 27:48 f. is to be preferred to Mark 15:36. vv. Matthew 27:51 is found only in Mt., and may have as its basis Ezekiel 37:12. after his resurrection: a still later insertion to fit the statement that Christ was the first fruits of them that sleep. We can hardly suppose that the original account of the miracle represented them as staying alive in their tombs from Friday afternoon till Sunday morning. The phrase the holy city (cf. Matthew 4:5) is picturesque. By the saints the writer probably meant devout Jews of the type of Simeon (Luke 2), or even patriarchs, prophets, and martyrs. According to Mt. not only the centurion but his comrades were impressed but by the earthquake.

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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