Luke 23:45

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“The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.”

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BSBPD

“The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“the sun’s light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 23:45 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
  2. Leviticus 16:12Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:14He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
  4. 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.
  5. Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
  6. Ephesians 2:14For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
  7. Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
  8. Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
  9. Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

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