Mark 15:38

Mark 15:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
• New International Version (NIV)The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Context of Mark 15:38

36And 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.” 37But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last. And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39When 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!” 40And 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.

Mark 15:38 word by word

Καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπ᾽ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasma · curtainG2665
• templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• was tornσχίζωschizō · to splitG4977
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• topἄνωθενanōthen · from above/againG509
• toἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• bottomκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736

Cross-references for Mark 15:38

• Exodus 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
• Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
• Leviticus 16:2And 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.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8Then 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.
• Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
• Luke 23:45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
• Hebrews 4:14Therefore, 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.
• Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Commentaries on Mark 15:38

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-41Verses 33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to be offered as a sacrifice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38The veil of the temple … torn in two might have been one of two curtains. It may have been the curtain that separated the sanctuary from the courtyard. This curtain was a large and beautiful tapestry about 23 meters tall (80 feet). Or it may have been the inner curtain that separated the Most Holy Place (the most sacred room) from the rest of the sanctuary. If it was the outer curtain, people could have seen it tear (compare the "darkness" in 15:33). This…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:38

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
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In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Veil, vail
• Witness
• Jesus Christ
• Son of Man, the
• Tabernacle

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• 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
• 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