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Luke 23

Luke 23:45

The Death of Jesus · Luke 23:44–49
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Translations

Modern
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Traditional
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Literal
…the sun having darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
Latin
Et obscuratus est sol, et velum templi scissum est medium.

Original

Greek
English
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

Notes

Luke 23:45

the veil of the temple: One curtain separated the temple courtyard from the Holy Place, and another separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. Luke does not say which was torn down the middle, but it was probably the latter. The death of Jesus put an end to the sacrificial system of the temple and opened a new and permanent way into the presence of God (see Hebrews 10:19–20).

Events

Parallels

Psalm 31:1–24 Matthew 27:45–56 Mark 15:33–41 John 19:28–30

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of Passion

Topics

Astronomy: Sidereal Phenomena Darkness of Judgments Death: Scenes of Death of Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Crucified (Just Outside Jerusalem) Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: Phenomena of Darkness at the Crucifixion Sun: Miracles Concerning: Darkening of Symbols and Similitudes: The Tearing of the Curtain in the Temple the Sacred Vail was Rent at the Death of Our Lord The Sun: Miracles Connected With: Darkened at the Crucifixion Vail: of the Temple: Torn from the Top to the Bottom at the Time of the Crucifixion of Jesus