Luke 23:45

The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

In Context

44It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

46and Jesus cried out in a loud voice, and said, "Father, to Thy hands I entrust my spirit." And after uttering these words He yielded up His spirit.

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Cross References

Mark 15:38And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.

Hebrews 6:19That hope we have as an anchor of the soul--an anchor that can neither break nor drag. It passes in behind the veil,

Hebrews 10:19Since then, brethren, we have free access to the Holy place through the blood of Jesus,

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 →

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