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

36Then someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a stick and was offering it to Yeshua to drink, saying, “Wait, let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” 37But letting out a loud cry, Yeshua breathed His last. Then the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. 39When the centurion, who was standing in front of Him, saw the way Yeshua breathed His last, he said, “This Man really was the Son of God!” 40There were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Miriam from Magdala, Miriam the mother of Jacob 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

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“Make a fine woven linen curtain of blue, purple and scarlet, with cheruvim. It is to be the work of a skillful craftsman.
• Exodus 40:20He placed the Testimony into the Ark, set the poles on the Ark, and put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
• Leviticus 16:2Adonai said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holiest Place behind the curtain —before the atonement cover which is on the Ark—so that he would not die. For I will be appearing in the cloud over the atonement cover.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8He made the Holy of Holies, its length corresponding to the width of the House—20 cubits long and 20 cubits wide. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.
• Matthew 27:51And behold, the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. And the earth quaked and rocks were split apart.
• Luke 23:45for the sun died out. And the curtain of the Temple was torn in two.
• Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great Kohen Gadol who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua Ben-Elohim, let us hold firmly to our confessed allegiance.
• Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, both firm and steady—a hope that enters the inner place behind the curtain.
• Hebrews 9:3Beyond the second curtain was a dwelling called the Holy of Holies.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have boldness to enter into the Holies by the blood of Yeshua.

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