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ULTAnd the curtain of the temple was split in two from top to bottom.
USTAt that moment the heavy, thick curtain that closed off the most holy place in the temple split into two pieces from top to bottom.
BSBAnd the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
BLBAnd the veil of the temple was torn into two from top to bottom.
AICNTAnd the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
OEBThe Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.
WEBBEThe veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
NETAnd the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.
LSVand the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom,
FBVThe Temple veil was ripped in two from top to bottom.
TCNTThen the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
T4TAt that moment the heavy thick curtain that closed off the most holy place in the Temple split into two pieces from top to bottom. That showed that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God.
LEBAnd the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
BBEAnd the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.
WymthAnd the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
ASVAnd the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
DRAAnd the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.
YLTand the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,
DrbyAnd the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
RVAnd the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
WbstrAnd the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.
KJB-1769And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
KJB-1611And the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome. (And the veil of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome.)
BshpsAnd the vayle of the temple dyd rent in two peeces, from the toppe to the bottome. (And the veil of the temple did rent in two pieces, from the top to the bottome.)
GnvaAnd the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the toppe to the bottome. (And the veil of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome. )
CvdlAnd the vale of the teple rent in two peces, from aboue tyll beneth. (And the vale of the teple rent in two pieces, from above till beneth.)
TNTAnd the vayle of the temple dyd rent in two peces, from the toppe to the boottome. (And the veil of the temple did rent in two pieces, from the top to the boottome. )
WyclAnd the veil of the temple was rent atwo fro the hiyeste to bynethe. (And the veil of the temple was rent atwo from the highest to bynethe.)
LuthUnd der Vorhang im Tempel zerriß in zwei Stücke, von oben an bis unten aus. (And the/of_the Vorhang in_the Tempel zerriß in two Stücke, from above at until below out.)
ClVgEt velum templi scissum est in duo, a summo usque deorsum.[fn] (And velum templi scissum it_is in duo, from summo until deorsum. )
15.38Et velum templi. Ut arcam testamenti, et omnia legis sacramenta quæ tegebantur appareant, et ad gentes transeant. Ante dicebatur: Notus in Judæa Deus, in Isræl magnum nomen ejus Psal. 75.; nunc autem: Exaltare super cœlos Deus Ibid. 56., et in omni, etc.; et in Evangelio prius: In viam gentium ne abieritis Matth. 10..; et post passionem: Ite, et docete omnes gentes Ibid. 28..
15.38And velum templi. Ut the_box testamenti, and everything legis sacramenta which tegebantur appareant, and to gentes transeant. Ante dicebatur: Notus in Yudæa God, in Isræl magnum nomen his Psal. 75.; now however: Exaltare over cœlos God Ibid. 56., and in omni, etc.; and in Evangelio first/before: In road gentium not abieritis Matth. 10..; and after passionem: Ite, and teachese everyone gentes Ibid. 28..
UGNTκαὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο, ἀπ’ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω. (kai to katapetasma tou naou esⱪisthaʸ eis duo, ap’ anōthen heōs katō.)
SBL-GNTκαὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο ἀπʼ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω. (kai to katapetasma tou naou esⱪisthaʸ eis duo apʼ anōthen heōs katō.)
TC-GNTΚαὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο [fn]ἀπὸ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω. (Kai to katapetasma tou naou esⱪisthaʸ eis duo apo anōthen heōs katō. )
15:38The curtain that was torn in two might have been the one that separated the sanctuary from the courtyard (a magnificent tapestry eighty feet tall) or the one that separated the Most Holy Place from the rest of the sanctuary. If it was the former, the tearing (like the darkness, 15:33) was visible to people; it would indicate that Jesus’ prediction of the sanctuary’s destruction (14:58; 15:29) was being fulfilled spiritually (see Rom 9–11) but awaited physical fulfillment in AD 70. If it was the interior curtain that tore, it was probably a sign that, just as the heavens were split for Jesus to reveal his direct access to God (see study note on Mark 1:10), his death now extended this access to his followers (see Heb 6:19-20; 9:3-14; 10:19-20).
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: “God split the curtain of the temple”
Here Mark could be referring to the curtain: (1) that separated the Most Holy Place from the rest of the temple. Alternate translation: “the curtain that marked off the Most Holy Place in the temple” (2) that separated the Holy Place from the rest of the temple area. Alternate translation: “the curtain that marked off the temple building”
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
