Matthew 27:51

New International Reader's Version

At that moment the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook. The rocks split.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 3:14

Solomon made the curtain out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen. A skilled worker sewed cherubim into its pattern.

Psalm 18:15

The bottom of the sea could be seen. The foundations of the earth were uncovered. Lord, it happened when your anger blazed out. It came like a blast of breath from your nose.

Psalm 18:7

The earth trembled and shook. The base of the mountains rocked back and forth. It trembled because the Lord was angry.

Exodus 40:21

Moses brought the ark into the holy tent. He hung the curtain to hide the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Moses did it as the Lord had commanded him.

Isaiah 25:7

On that mountain the Lord will destroy the veil of sadness that covers all the nations. He will destroy the gloom that is spread over everyone.

Leviticus 16:2

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to your brother Aaron. Tell him not to come into the Most Holy Room just anytime he wants to. Tell him not to come behind the curtain in front of the cover of the ark. The cover is the place where sin is paid for. If he comes behind the curtain, he will die. That is because I appear in the cloud over the cover.

Leviticus 21:23

But because he has a flaw, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. If he does, he will make my sacred tent “unclean.” I am the Lord. I make everything holy.’ ”

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw you and shook. Floods of water swept by. The sea roared. It lifted its waves high.

Habakkuk 3:13

You came out to set your people free. You saved your chosen ones. You crushed Pharaoh, the leader of that evil land of Egypt. You stripped him from head to foot.

Numbers 4:5

When the camp is ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent. They must take down the curtain that hides the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. They must cover the ark with the curtain.

Matthew 27:54

The Roman commander and those guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened. They were terrified. They exclaimed, “He was surely the Son of God!”

Matthew 28:2

There was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord came down from heaven. The angel went to the tomb. He rolled back the stone and sat on it.

Mark 15:38

The temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.

Luke 23:45

The sun had stopped shining. The temple curtain was torn in two.

Luke 23:47

The Roman commander saw what had happened. He praised God and said, “Jesus was surely a man who did what was right.”

Hebrews 6:19

Our hope is certain. It is something for the soul to hold on to. It is strong and secure. It goes all the way into the Most Holy Room behind the curtain.

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Room.

Revelation 11:13

At that same time there was a powerful earthquake. A tenth of the city crumbled and fell. In the earthquake, 7,000 people were killed. Those who lived through it were terrified. They gave glory to the God of heaven.

Revelation 11:19

Then God’s temple in heaven was opened. Inside it the wooden chest called the ark of his covenant could be seen. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.