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The Death of Jesus

Mark 15:38

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
and the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom,
YLT
and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,
DBY
And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
DRC
And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.
GNV
And the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the toppe to the bottome.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἀπ᾽: Textus Receptus: ἀπὸ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπʼ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω.
RP2018
Καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπὸ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπὸ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω.
SCR1894
και το καταπετασμα του ναου εσχισθη εις δυο απο ανωθεν εως κατω

Who and where

◆ Holy Week◆ Crucifixion and Burial

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  • The crucifixion and burial of Jesus Soldiers crucify Jesus at Golgotha; in Mark, he is mocked, darkness falls, he cries out with the opening of Psalm 22 and dies, and the templ…

Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 10:19–23Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, and since we have a great priest over the house…
  • Luke 23:45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
  • Hebrews 9:3–12Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had…
  • Matthew 27:51–53At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. After Jesus’…
  • Leviticus 16:2–19And 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…
  • Exodus 26:31–34Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.…
  • Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
  • Hebrews 4:14–16Therefore, 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. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our…
  • Exodus 40:20–21Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off…
  • 2 Chronicles 3:8–14Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. The weight of the nails…

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