Mark 15:38
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less 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
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Read in contextLuke 23:45
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Read in contextHebrews 9:3–12
And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
Read in contextMatthew 27:51–53
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Read in contextLeviticus 16:2–19
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Read in contextExodus 26:31–34
And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
Read in contextHebrews 4:14–16
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Read in contextHebrews 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
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