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

36One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!” 37Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!” 40Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome.

Mark 15:38 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Cross-references for Mark 15:38

• Exodus 26:31“For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.
• Exodus 40:20He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of it.
• Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons of fine gold.
• Matthew 27:51At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,
• Luke 23:45The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.
• Hebrews 4:14So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.
• Hebrews 6:19This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.
• Hebrews 9:3Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place.
• Hebrews 10:19And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of 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