lay in the grave

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Not the certain fact that Jesus lay in the grave; but the blessed Man Himself, who lay there for me.

From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by Meyer, F. B. (Frederick Brotherton)

Hermann gave no answer; but Eugen felt what lay in the grave, searching glance with which he regarded him.

From Herman A Novel by Werner, E.

It told that Christ, who came to seek and save men's souls on earth, had continued that work in the world of the dead while His body lay in the grave.

From The Gospel of the Hereafter by Smyth, J. Paterson (John Paterson)

All Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night, His body lay in the grave; His soul was—where we cannot tell. 

From Twenty-Five Village Sermons by Kingsley, Charles

The mother who lay in the grave, was the mother of my infancy; the little creature in her arms, was myself, as I had once been, hushed for ever on her bosom.

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles