38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
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Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, …
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; …
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; …
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-41)Here we have an account of Christ’s dying, how his enemies abused him, and God honoured him at his death. I. There was a thick darkness over the whole land (some think over the whole earth), for three hours, from noon till three of the clock. Now the scripture was fulfilled (Amos 8:9), I will cause the sun to go down at noon , and I will darken the earth in the clear day ; and Jer. 15:9; Her sun i…
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