Matthew 27:51

The Death of Jesus

50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.52The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

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Berean Standard Bible
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
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;
Bible in Basic English
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
Right then the veil of the Temple was torn apart from top to bottom. The ground shook, the rocks split apart,
Geneva Bible 1599
And behold, the vayle of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the stones were cloue.
King James (Authorized) Version
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;
One Unity Resource Bible
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Translation for Translators
At 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 signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God. The earth shook, and some large rocks split open.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Behold, the curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks split apart.
Noah Webster Bible
And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom: and the earth shook, and the rocks rent;
World English Bible
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Young's Literal Translation
and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,