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Mark 15:38
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Mark 15:38 Meaning and Commentary
Mark 15:38
And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top
to the bottom.
] At which time also there was an earthquake, and the rocks were rent, and graves were opened, as Matthew relates, (See Gill on Matthew 27:51), (See Gill on Matthew 27:52).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Mark 15:38 In-Context
36
And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down."
37
Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
38
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39
Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"
40
There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
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