Mark 15:38

“And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.”

"And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom." - Mark 15:38
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What does Mark 15:38 mean?

Mark 15:38 in the King James Version reads, “And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.” It is a single, stark sentence placed at the climax of the crucifixion narrative, and its power comes from how much meaning it gathers from Israel’s worship…

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From the Top to the Bottom: The Open Way to God

“And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.” (Mark 15:38, KJV) Mark records a single sentence, yet it carries the weight of ages. “And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.” The veil was not a decorative curtain. It…

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From the Top to the Bottom: A Prayer at the Rent Veil

Holy and Righteous Father, I come before Thee in reverence and awe, remembering the sacred witness of Thy Word. I fix my heart upon the testimony written in the King James Version: “And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.” Lord, this verse…

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Mark 15:38 - "And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom."
"And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom." - Mark 15:38
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Mark 12:38 - "¶ And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,"
Mark 4:38 - "And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?"
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Job 38:15 - "And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken."
Mark 6:38 - "He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes."
Matthew 15:38 - "And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children."
Mark 15:25 - "And it was the third hour, and they crucified him."
Mark 10:38 - "But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"
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Mark 15:13 - "And they cried out again, Crucify him."
1 Corinthians 15:38 - "But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body."
Mark 15:18 - "And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!"
Mark 15:47 - "And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid."
Psalms 38:15 - "For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God."
Mark 9:38 - "¶ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us."
Mark 15:30 - "Save thyself, and come down from the cross."
Exodus 38:15 - "And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three."
Mark 15:28 - "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors."
Mark 3:15 - "And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:"
Mark 15:5 - "But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled."