Mark 15:38
The Temple veil was ripped in two from top to bottom.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
In Context
37Then Jesus groaned loudly, and died.
Cross References
Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and put it in the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark, and he placed the atonement cover on the top of the Ark.
2 Chronicles 3:8He made the room of the Most Holy Place to correspond with the width of the Temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He covered the interior with six hundred talents of fine gold.
Luke 23:45The sun's light was shut out, and the Temple veil was torn in two.
Hebrews 6:19This hope is our spiritual anchor—it's both certain and reliable, and it takes us past the curtain to the presence of God.
Hebrews 10:19Now we have the confidence, brothers and sisters, to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42
The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →