Matthew 27:51

49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

50 And Jesus ^acried out again with a loud voice, and ^byielded up His spirit.

51 Then, behold, ^athe veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,

52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 ^aSo when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, ^b“Truly this was the Son of God!”

55 And many women ^awho followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Matthew 27:51

The veil of the temple was rent - That is, the veil which separated the holy place, where the priests ministered, from the holy of holies, into which the high priest only entered, and that once a year, to make a general expiation for the sins of the people. This rending of the veil was emblematical, and pointed out that the separation between Jews and Gentiles was now abolished, and that the privilege of the high priest was now communicated to all mankind: All might henceforth have access to the throne of grace, through the one great atonement and mediator, the Lord Jesus. See this beautifully illustrated in Hebrews 10:19-22.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Matthew 27:51:

Exodus 26:31
Luke 23:45

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