Luke 23 · Verse 45

Luke 23:45

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Luke 23:45, King James Version

Luke 23:45 in other translations

BSBThe sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
WEBThe sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
ASVthe sun’s light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
YLTand the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,
DARBYAnd the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.
BBEThe light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
WebsterAnd the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.

What does Luke 23:45 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 45 The sun was darkened - See an examination of the accounts of Phlegon, Thallus, and Dionysius, on Mat 27:45 (note). The veil - was rent - See Mat 27:51.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 23:44-49

We have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his soul. He was willing to offer himself. Let us seek to glorify God by true repentance and conversion; by protesting against those who crucify the Saviour; by a sober, righteous, and godly life; and by employing our talents in the service of Him who died for us and rose again.

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Luke 23:45 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τοῦtouTheG3588
ἡλίουhēliousunG2246
ἐκλιπόντος.eklipontosdarkened.G1587
ἐσχίσθηeschisthēwas tornG4977
τὸtotheG3588
καταπέτασμαkatapetasmaveilG2665
τοῦtouof theG3588
ναοῦnaoutempleG3485
μέσον.mesonin [the] middle.G3319

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 23:45

  • Hebrews 10:19-22

    Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  • Matthew 27:51

    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;

  • Hebrews 9:3-8

    And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. …

  • Mark 15:38

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

  • Ephesians 2:14-18

    For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. …

  • Leviticus 16:12-16

    And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: And 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. Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: …

  • 2 Chronicles 3:14

    And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

  • Hebrews 6:19

    Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and the veil.
Ex 26:31; Le 16:12-16; 2Ch 3:14; Mt 27:51; Mr 15:38; Eph 2:14-18
Heb 6:19; 9:3-8; 10:19-22

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Context

  • Luke 23:44

    And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

  • Luke 23:45

    And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

  • Luke 23:46

    And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

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Luke 23:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el sol se obscureció: y el velo del templo se rompió por medio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le soleil fut obscurci, et le voile du temple se déchira par le milieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Sonne ward verfinstert, und der Vorhang des Tempels riß mitten entzwei.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et obscuratus est sol, et velum templi scissum est medium.