51Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.


In Context

48 Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.

49 The rest said, |Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him.|

50 Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

51 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

Matthew 27:51 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:51And, 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;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:51And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:51And 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:51And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:51And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:51And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom: and the earth shook, and the rocks rent;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:51and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;