Mark 15:38
36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
37 But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
40 And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- KJV
- And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
- WEB
- The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
- ASV
- And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
- DARBY
- And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
- BLB
- And the veil of the temple was torn into two from top to bottom.
- ÅB
- Og forhenget i templet revnet i to stykker fra øverst til nederst.
- OTB
- Forhenget i tempelet revnet i to fra øverst til nederst.
- B1930
- Og forhenget i templet revnet i to stykker fra øverst til nederst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 10:19–23
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
Read in contextLuke 23:45
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Read in contextHebrews 9:3–12
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
Read in contextMatthew 27:51–53
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Read in contextLeviticus 16:2–19
And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
Read in contextExodus 26:31–34
Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
Read in contextHebrews 4:14–16
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
Read in contextHebrews 6:19
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
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