Luke 23:45

And the sun was made dark, and the veil of the temple was rent atwo [or was cut down the middle]. (And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the Temple was torn in two.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 almost the sixth hour, and darknesses were made on all the earth, into the ninth hour [or till the ninth hour]. (And it was almost noon, and then darkness came upon all the land, until three o’clock.)

46And Jesus crying with a great voice, said, Father, into thine hands I betake my spirit, (or And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thine hands I deliver, or I commend, my spirit). And he saying these things, gave up the ghost, [or And he saying these things, sent out the spirit, or died].

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Cross References

Exodus 26:31Thou shalt make also a veil of jacinth, and purple, and of red silk twice-dyed, and of bis folded again, by embroidery work, and woven together by fair diversity; (And thou shalt make the Veil out of jacinth, and purple, red silk twice-dyed, and finely woven linen, and embroider it with cherubim;)

2 Chronicles 3:14Also he made a veil of jacinth, and purple, of red silk, and bis; and weaved cherubims therein. (And he made the Veil, or the Curtain, out of jacinth, and purple, and red silk, and fine linen; and he weaved figures of cherubim into it.)

Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was rent [or cut] atwo, from the highest to beneath. (And the veil of the Temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom.)

Hebrews 6:19Which hope as an anchor we have secure to the soul, and firm, and going into the inner things of hiding;

Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brethren, having trust into the entering of (the) holy things, in the blood of Christ, (And so brothers, having trust to enter into the Holy of Holies, by the blood of the Messiah,)

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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