American Standard Version
Luke 23:45
45the sun’s light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Luke 23:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
- New International Version (NIV)for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
- English Standard Version (ESV)while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
Context of Luke 23:45
43And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise. 44And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun’s light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. 47And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Read all of Luke 23Luke 23:45 word by word
τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλιπόντος. ἐσχίσθη δὲ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 23:45
- Exodus 26:31And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made:
- Leviticus 16:12And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:
- 2 Chronicles 3:14And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
- Matthew 27:51And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;
- Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
- Ephesians 2:14For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,
- Hebrews 6:19which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
- Hebrews 9:3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;
- Hebrews 10:19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Commentaries on Luke 23:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45The sun was darkened - See an examination of the accounts of Phlegon, Thallus, and Dionysius, on Matthew 27:45; (note). The veil - was rent - See Matthew 27:51.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-46Verses 44-46 See the notes at Matthew 27:45-50.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-49Verses 44-49 We have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his soul. He was willing to offer himself. Let us seek to glorify God by true repentance and conversion; by protesting against those who crucify the Saviour; by a sober, righteous, and godly life; and by employing our talents in the service of Him who died for us and rose again.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45the veil of the temple: One curtain separated the temple courtyard from the Holy Place, and another separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. Luke does not say which was torn down the middle, but it was probably the latter. The death of Jesus put an end to the sacrificial system of the temple and opened a new and permanent way into the presence of God (see Hebrews 10:19–20).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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