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51 Just then the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the ground shook, and rocks were split open.
52 Graves opened up and the bodies of many dead saints [i.e., God’s holy people] were raised up [from the dead].
53 They came out of their graves after Jesus’ resurrection and entered the holy city [i.e., Jerusalem] where they appeared to many people.
54 Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
55 And many women, who had followed Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to His needs, were watching [all this] from a distance.
56 Among them were Mary from Magdala; Mary, the mother of James and Joseph [i.e., probably the wife of Clopas. See John 19:25]; and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee [i.e., Salome. Mark 15:40].