Now when the centurion and those who were keeping watch with him over Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very frightened and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
Matthew 27:51 - The Text-Critical English New Testament And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth was shaken, and the rocks were split. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And at once the curtain of the sanctuary of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split. [Exod. 26:31-35.] American Standard Version (1901) And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent; Common English Bible Look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split, Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, the veil of the temple was torn into two parts, from top to bottom. And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split apart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent. |
Now when the centurion and those who were keeping watch with him over Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very frightened and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone from the entrance and sat on it.
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God and said, “Surely this man was righteous.”
We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor for the soul. It enters into the inner sanctuary behind the veil,
On that day there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord was seen in his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and great hail.