Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
And lo, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two, from the top to the bottom;
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:
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;
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,
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 cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51 And lo, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two, from the top to the bottom; 52 the earth quaked; the rocks split; the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Cross References
Mark 15:38
And the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.
Matthew 27:54
When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God's Son."
Luke 23:45
And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two in the Temple.
Matthew 28:2
There had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, and gone and rolled away the stone, and was sitting upon it.
Ephesians 2:13-18
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ.
Hebrews 6:19
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;
Hebrews 9:3
and behind the second veil was the tent called the Holy of Holies.
Hebrews 10:19-22
Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 12:25-27
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape punishment when they refused to listen to their instructor on earth, much less shall we escape if we turn away from him who is teaching us from heaven;
Revelation 11:13
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons; and the rest were frightened and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Revelation 11:19
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen inside his sanctuary; and there followed lightnings and voices and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.