Revised Webster's Bible
Mark 15:38
38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
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 one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let him alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down. 37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
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Καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπ᾽ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 15:38
- Exodus 26:31And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of skilful work: with cherubim shall it be made:
- Exodus 40:20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staffs on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
- Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he may not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 3:8And he made the most holy house, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth of it twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
- Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;
- Luke 23:45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the midst.
- Hebrews 4:14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
- Hebrews 6:19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and one which entereth into that within the veil;
- Hebrews 9:3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
- Hebrews 10:19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest 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
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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
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