Mat 27:52 | HCSB | STEP | The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised .

Matthew 27:52

52 The tombs were also opened ^a and many bodies of the ^{▼▼saint(s)/sanctification/sanctify/sanctified: The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believers in Jesus from the world; at the time of saving faith in Jesus, the believer is made a saint; therefore, all believers are saints. The believer participates with the Spirit in a process of transformation that continues until glorification. The goal of sanctification is progressive conformity to the image of Jesus Christ.}saints who had fallen ^{▼▼asleep: A term used in reference to those who have died}asleep were raised.