Mark 15:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”
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BSBPD
“And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Mark 15:38 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
- Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 3:8Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
- Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Luke 23:45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
- Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
- Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
- Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
- Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
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