Luke 23:45
And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the door of the temple was rent through its middle.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
In Context
44And it was about the sixth hour; and darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour.
Cross References
Mark 15:38And the curtain of the door of the temple was rent, from the top to the bottom.
Hebrews 6:19which is to us as an anchor, that retaineth our soul, so that it swerveth not; and it entereth into that within the veil,
Hebrews 10:19We have therefore, my brethren, assurance in entering into the sanctuary, by the blood of Jesus, and by a way of life,
Matthew Henry on Luke 23:45-50
The Crucifixion. 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the… Read the whole commentary →