Luke 23:45

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 Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 44And it was about [the] sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst. 46And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired. 47Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.

Luke 23:45 word by word

τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλιπόντος. ἐσχίσθη δὲ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον.Read the interlinear

• sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasma · curtainG2665
• templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319

Cross-references for Luke 23:45

• Exodus 26:31And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; of artistic work shall it be made, with cherubim.
• Leviticus 16:12And he shall take the censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and both his hands full of fragrant incense beaten small, and bring it inside the veil.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and byssus, and made cherubim upon it.
• Matthew 27:51And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, 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 has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of enclosure,
• Hebrews 6:19which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
• Hebrews 9:3but after the second veil a tabernacle which is called Holy of holies,
• Hebrews 10:19Having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the [holy of] holies 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

Topics related to Luke 23:45

• Astronomy
• Darkness
• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Sun
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Vail

In the dictionaries

• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription
• Veil, vail
• Fail

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