Do not be surprised at this; for a time is coming when all those who are in the tombswill hear His voice,
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life];
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‘For You will not forsake me andabandon my soul to Hades (the realm of the dead),
Nor let Your Holy One undergo decay[after death].
‘For You will not forsake me andabandon my soul to Hades (the realm of the dead),
Nor let Your Holy One undergo decay[after death].
“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through [i]the cross.
