And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
Ver. 52. And the graves were opened] To show that death was now swallowed up in victory by life essential; like as the fire swallows up the fuel, and as Moses' serpent swallowed up the enchanted serpents.
And many bodies of the saints] To show that the heart strings of death, which before bound them in their sepulchres, were now broken, and they enlarged to attend our Saviour's resurrection.