KJV King James Version
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
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Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
WEB World English Bible
The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
ASV American Standard Version
And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,
Surrounding context — Mark 15
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
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Hebrews 10:19-23Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,Luke 23:45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.Hebrews 9:3-12And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;Matthew 27:51-53And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;Leviticus 16:2-19And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.Exodus 26:31-34And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:Hebrews 4:14-16Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession.Hebrews 6:19Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;2 Chronicles 3:8-14And he made the most holy house, the length whereof [was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, [amounting] to six hundred talents.Exodus 40:20-21And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
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