51And, 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;
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Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, …
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 50-56)We have here, at length, an account of the death of Christ, and several remarkable passages that attended it. I. The manner how he breathed his last (Matt. 27:50); between the third and the sixth hour, that is, between nine and twelve o’clock, as we reckon, he was nailed to the cross, and soon after the ninth hour, that is, between three and four o’clock in the afternoon, he died. That was the tim…
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