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Mark 15

Mark 15:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the veil
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
katapetasma (Greek #2665)
something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple
KJV usage: vail.
Pronounce: kat-ap-et'-as-mah
Origin: from a compound of 2596 and a congener of 4072
of the temple
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
naos (Greek #3485)
a fane, shrine, temple
KJV usage: shrine, temple. Compare 2411.
Pronounce: nah-os'
Origin: from a primary ναίω (to dwell)
was rent
schizo (Greek #4977)
to split or sever (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: break, divide, open, rend, make a rent.
Pronounce: skhid'-zo
Origin: apparently a primary verb
in
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
twain
duo (Greek #1417)
"two"
KJV usage: both, twain, two.
Pronounce: doo'-o
Origin: a primary numeral
from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
the top
anothen (Greek #509)
from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew
KJV usage: from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.
Pronounce: an'-o-then
Origin: from 507
to
heos (Greek #2193)
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
KJV usage: even (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s).
Pronounce: heh'-oce
Origin: of uncertain affinity
the bottom
kato (Greek #2736)
adverb from 2596; downwards
KJV usage: beneath, bottom, down, under.
Pronounce: kat'-o
Origin: κατωτέρω (kat-o-ter'-o) (compare 2737)
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The Temple,
Twain,
Veil

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ex. 26:31‑34• 31{i}And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; of artistic work shall it be made, with cherubim.{/i}
 32{i}And thou shalt attach it to four pillars of acacia-wood overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold; they shall be on four bases of silver.{/i}
 33{i}And thou shalt bring the veil under the clasps, and bring in thither, inside the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the curtain shall make a division to you between the holy place and the holiest of all.{/i}
 34{i}And thou shalt put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony in the holiest of all.{/i} (Ex. 26:31‑34)
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Ex. 40:20‑21• 20{i}And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.{/i}
 21{i}And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hung up the veil of separation, and covered the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.{/i} (Ex. 40:20‑21)
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Lev. 16:2‑19• 2and Jehovah said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the sanctuary within the veil before the mercy-seat which [is] upon the ark, that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.
 3Thus shall Aaron come into the sanctuary, with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.
 4A holy linen coat he shall put on, and linen breeches shall be upon his flesh; and he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen miter shall he be attired: these [are] holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
 5And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
 6And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
 7And he shall take the two goats, and present them before Jehovah at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 8And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
 9And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which Jehovah's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
 10But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before Jehovah, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
 11{i}And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall slaughter the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.{/i}
 12{i}And he{/i} shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring [it] within the veil;
 13and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that [is] upon the testimony, that he die not.
 14And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat eastward; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
 15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, {i}and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat;{/i}
 16{i}and he shall make atonement for the sanctuary, to cleanse it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and from their transgressions in all their sins; and so shall he do for the tent of meeting which dwelleth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.{/i}
 17{i}And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the sanctuary until he come out; and he shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and for the whole congregation of Israel.{/i}
 18And he shall go out unto the altar that is before Jehovah, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
 19And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. (Lev. 16:2‑19)
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2 Chron. 3:8‑14• 8{i}And he made the house of the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.{/i}
 9{i}And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he covered the upper chambers with gold.{/i}
 10{i}And in the house of the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work, and they overlaid them with gold.{/i}
 11{i}And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub.{/i}
 12{i}And the wing of the other cherub of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits joining the wing of the other cherub.{/i}
 13{i}The wings of these cherubim spread forth were twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.{/i}
 14{i}And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and byssus, and made cherubim upon it.{/i} (2 Chron. 3:8‑14)
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Matt. 27:51‑53• 51{i}And 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,{/i}
 52{i}and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,{/i}
 53{i}and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.{/i} (Matt. 27:51‑53)
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Luke 23:45• 45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (Luke 23:45)
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Heb. 4:14‑16• 14Having therefore a great high priest, passed as he hath through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.
 15For we have not a high priest unable to sympathize with our infirmities, but tempted as he hath been in all things alike apart from sin.
 16Let us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help. (Heb. 4:14‑16)
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Heb. 6:19• 19which we have as the soul's anchor both secure and firm and entering into the inner [side] of the veil, (Heb. 6:19)
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Heb. 9:3‑12• 3but after the second veil a tabernacle that is called Holy of holies,
 4having a golden censer and the ark of the covenant covered round everywhere with gold, in which [were] a golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the tables of the covenant,
 5and above over it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat, concerning which things it is not now [opportune] to speak in detail.
 6Now these things having been thus constituted, into the first tabernacle indeed the priests enter at all times accomplishing the services,
 7but into the second the high priest alone once the year, not apart from blood, which he offereth for himself and for the errors of the people:
 8the Holy Spirit showing this that the way of the holies hath not yet been manifested, while yet the first tabernacle hath a standing:
 9the which [is] a parable for the time present, according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices, unable as to conscience to perfect the worshipper,
 10only with meats and drinks and different washings, ordinances of flesh imposed until a season of rectification.
 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation),
 12neither by blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, entered once for all into the holies, having found an everlasting redemption. (Heb. 9:3‑12)
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Heb. 10:19‑23• 19Having therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus,
 20a new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,
 21and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
 22let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed with pure water.
 23Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, for [he is] faithful that promised; (Heb. 10:19‑23)
• The Jewish system was doomed, and sentence executed upon its characteristic and central feature. The veil was that which separated the holy place from the holy of holies; there was no single point in the Jewish system more emphatic than the veil. For what the veil indicated as a figure was God present, but man standing outside. (“Mark 15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the veil of the templeb was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

JND Translation Notes

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Naos, as ver. 29.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)