Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And, 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;
Holman Bible
Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary
International Standard Version
Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,
A Conservative Version
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks split,
American Standard Version
And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;
Amplified
And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was
An Understandable Version
Just then the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the ground shook, and rocks were split open.
Anderson New Testament
And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom. And the earth did shake, and the rocks were rent:
Common New Testament
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;
Daniel Mace New Testament
Immediately the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom; the earth trembled, the rocks split,
Darby Translation
And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,
Godbey New Testament
And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from top to bottom, and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;
Goodspeed New Testament
And at once the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split,
John Wesley New Testament
And behold the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken and the rocks were torn asunder: And the tombs were opened,
Julia Smith Translation
And, behold, the covering of the temple was cleft in two, from above to below; and the earth was shaken; and the rocks were cleft:
King James 2000
And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks were split;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
Modern King James verseion
And, behold! The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And the earth quaked, and the rocks were sheared,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And behold, the veil of the temple did rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake,
Moffatt New Testament
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split,
Montgomery New Testament
And lo, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two, from the top to the bottom;
NET Bible
Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
New Heart English Bible
And suddenly, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Noyes New Testament
And, lo! the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth, quaked, and the rocks were rent,
Sawyer New Testament
And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two, from top to bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks rent,
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! the veil of the Temple, was rent, from top to bottom, into two; and, the earth, was shaken, and, the rocks, were rent;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And, lo! the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the upper part to the bottom; and the earth was shaken; and the rocks were rent;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Suddenly the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were torn asunder,
Webster
And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom: and the earth shook, and the rocks rent;
Weymouth New Testament
Immediately the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom: the earth quaked; the rocks split;
Williams New Testament
And at once the curtain of the sanctuary was torn from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split,
World English Bible
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Worrell New Testament
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two, from top to bottom; and the earth was shaken; and the rocks were rent;
Worsley New Testament
And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split:
Youngs Literal Translation
and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,
Themes
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
The death of Christ » Accompanied by preternatural signs
Earthquakes » Frequently accompanied by » Rending of rocks
Earthquakes » Mentioned in scripture » At our lord's death
Earthquakes » Instances of » At the crucifixion of jesus
Holy of holies » Laid open to view at Christ's death
Jesus Christ » History of » Crucified (just outside jerusalem)
Rocks » Miracles connected with » Rent at the death of Christ
Symbols and similitudes » The tearing of the curtain in the temple
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion
The Second Temple » The vail of, rent at our lord's death
Veil » The curtain separating the holy place from the holy of holies
Veil » Of the temple » Torn from the top to the bottom at the time of the crucifixion of jesus
Topics
Interlinear
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:51
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Dies On The Cross
50 And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit. 51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken; 52 And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
Cross References
Mark 15:38
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.
Exodus 26:31-37
And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:
2 Chronicles 3:14
And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.
Matthew 27:54
Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
Luke 23:45
The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
Exodus 40:21
And he took the ark into the House, hanging up the veil before it as the Lord had given him orders.
Leviticus 16:2
The Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, your brother, that he may not come at all times into the holy place inside the veil, before the cover which is on the ark, for fear that death may overtake him; for I will be seen in the cloud on the cover of the ark.
Leviticus 16:12-15
And he is to take a vessel full of burning coal from the altar before the Lord and in his hand some sweet perfume crushed small, and take it inside the veil;
Leviticus 21:23
But he may not go inside the veil or come near the altar, because he is damaged; and he may not make my holy places common; for I the Lord have made them holy.
Psalm 18:7
Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
Psalm 18:15
Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.
Isaiah 25:7
And in this mountain he will put an end to the shade covering the face of all peoples, and the veil which is stretched over all nations.
Micah 1:3-4
For see, the Lord is coming out from his place, and will come down, stepping on the high places of the earth.
Nahum 1:3-5
The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw you and were moved with fear; the clouds were streaming with water: the voice of the deep was sounding; the sun did not come up, and the moon kept still in her place.
Habakkuk 3:13
You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of the one on whom your holy oil was put; wounding the head of the family of the evil-doer, uncovering the base even to the neck. Selah.
Matthew 28:2
And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.
Ephesians 2:13-18
But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
Hebrews 6:19
And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil;
Hebrews 9:3
And inside the second veil was the place which is named the Holy of holies;
Hebrews 10:19-22
So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 12:25-27
See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
Revelation 11:13
And in that hour there was a great earth-shock and a tenth part of the town came to destruction; and in the earth-shock seven thousand persons came to their end: and the rest were in fear, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Revelation 11:19
And the house of God which is in heaven was open; and the ark of his agreement was seen in his house, and there were flames and voices and thunders and an earth-shock and a rain of ice.