Parallel Verses

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,

New American Standard Bible

And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

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 was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

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 torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

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,

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:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἰδού 
Idou 
behold, lo, see
Usage: 140

the veil
καταπέτασμα 
Katapetasma 
Usage: 6

of the temple
ναός 
Naos 
Usage: 39

σχίζω 
Schizo 
Usage: 9

in
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

δύο 
Duo 
two, twain, both, two and two
Usage: 92

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

the top
ἄνωθεν 
Anothen 
from above, top, again, from the first, from the beginning, not tr
Usage: 10

to
ἕως 
heos 
till, unto, until, to, till 9,
Usage: 74

the bottom
κάτω κατωτέρω 
Kato 
Usage: 10

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

the earth
γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

σείω 
Seio 
Usage: 5

the rocks
πέτρα 
Petra 
Usage: 9

Context Readings

Jesus Dies On The Cross

50 And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit; 51 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, 52 and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,

Cross References

Mark 15:38

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

Exodus 26:31-37

And thou hast made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer; he maketh it with cherubs;

2 Chronicles 3:14

And he maketh the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and causeth cherubs to go up on it.

Matthew 27:54

And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, 'Truly this was God's Son.'

Luke 23:45

and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

Exodus 40:21

and bringeth in the ark unto the tabernacle, and placeth the vail of the covering, and covereth over the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Leviticus 16:2

yea, Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, and he cometh not in at all times unto the sanctuary within the vail, unto the front of the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark, and he dieth not, for in a cloud I am seen upon the mercy-seat.

Leviticus 16:12-15

and hath taken the fulness of the censer of burning coals of fire from off the altar, from before Jehovah, and the fulness of his hands of thin spice-perfume, and hath brought it within the vail;

Leviticus 21:23

only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish is in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying them.'

Psalm 18:7

And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath.

Psalm 18:15

And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

Isaiah 25:7

And swallowed up hath He in this mountain The face of the wrapping that is wrapped over all the peoples, And of the covering that is spread over all the nations.

Micah 1:3-4

For lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.

Nahum 1:3-5

Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest is His way, And a cloud is the dust of His feet.

Habakkuk 3:10

Seen thee -- pained are mountains, An inundation of waters hath passed over, Given forth hath the deep its voice, High its hands it hath lifted up.

Habakkuk 3:13

Thou hast gone forth for the salvation of Thy people, For salvation with Thine anointed, Thou hast smitten the head of the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation unto the neck. Pause!

Matthew 28:2

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

Ephesians 2:13-18

and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

Hebrews 6:19

which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

Hebrews 9:3

and after the second vail a tabernacle that is called 'Holy of holies,'

Hebrews 10:19-22

Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus,

Hebrews 12:25-27

See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who speaketh from heaven,

Revelation 11:13

and in that hour came a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city did fall, and killed in the earthquake were names of men -- seven thousands, and the rest became affrighted, and they gave glory to the God of the heaven.

Revelation 11:19

And opened was the sanctuary of God in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of His covenant in His sanctuary, and there did come lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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