Matthew 27:51

“…and the tombs opened, and the veil of the temple rent in twain from top to bottom, and that darkness prevailed in the day-time, the sun failing to give light?”” — editor's note: Cf. Matt. xxvii. 51, 52; cf. Luke xxiii. 44, 45.

“…therefore the typical veil of the temple was rent asunder, as it is written, And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; for not a particle of it was left; for since the Master said, Behold, your house is left unto you desolate, the house brake all in pieces.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“He hung upon the Cross, and all the elements did Him homage.” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxvii. 51.

“…and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and, going forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared unto many.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxvii. 50–53.

“Secret is it then; but He Himself, who in the place of Calvary was crucified, ye know, hath rent the veil, that the secrets of the temple might be discovered.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“For it was not to no purpose that when He was crucified the veil of the temple was rent in the midst, but to show that through His Passion the secret things of all mysteries were opened.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“For at the actual death of the Lord the earth was moved, and the rocks rent.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“Matthew proceeds thus: “And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“Matthew proceeds thus: “And the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after the resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51–53.

“Accordingly when He was hanging on the Cross, the vail of the temple was rent from the top even to the bottom; and the Apostle Paul says expressly, “But when thou shalt turn to Christ, the vail shall be taken away.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“The heavens gave testimony by a star; the sea gave testimony, and bore its Lord when He walked upon it; the winds gave testimony, and were quiet at His bidding; the earth gave testimony, and trembled when He was crucified.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“There may come an angel to rend the veil of your temple, and to remove your candlestick out of its place.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“Where money is counted, where doves are sold, where simplicity is stifled where, that is, a virgin’s breast glows with cares of this world; straightway the veil of the temple is rent, the bridegroom rises in anger, he says: “Your house is left unto you desolate.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“The veil of the temple has been rent; an army has encompassed Jerusalem, it has been stained by the blood of the Lord.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“(8) What is the meaning of Matt. xxvii. 50, 51?” — the author cites it

“And so the “pressure” must be maintained up to that hour in which the orb—involved from the sixth hour in a general darkness—performed for its dead Lord a sorrowful act of duty; so that we too may then return to enjoyment when the universe regained its sunshine.” — editor's note: See Matt. xxvii. 45–54; Mark xvi. 33–39; Luke xxiii. 44–47.

“He lays down His life, but He has power to take it again; and the veil is rent, for the mysterious doors of Heaven are opened; the rocks are cleft, the dead arise.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“Josiah because of the iniquity of Israel rent his clothes; and Jesus because of the iniquity of the people rent the vail of the Holy Temple.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 51.

“The New Testament also was being ratified, and in the blood of Christ the heirs of the eternal Kingdom were being enrolled; the High Pontiff was entering the Holy of Holies, and to intercede with God the spotless Priest was passing in through the veil of His flesh.” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. x. 20: and below, S. Matt. xxvii. 51 and 54.

“For our Lord bare His cross and went forth according to the will of Death: but He cried upon the cross and brought forth the dead from within Sheol against the will of Death.” — editor's note: St. Matt. xxvii. 50–52.

Great things were done at the moment that Jesus cried with a great voice.

The wording sufficiently shews that the veil was rent just when He gave up the ghost. If he had not added, “And, lo!” but had merely said, “And the veil of the temple was rent,: it would have been uncertain whether…

It is understood that there were two veils; one veiling the Holy of Holies, the other, the outer part of the tabernacle or temple. In the Passion then of our Lord and Saviour, it was the outer veil which was rent…

The sudden commotion in the elements is a sufficient sign in witness of His venerable Passion, “The earth quaked, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened.”

It is not doubtful to any what these great signs signify according to the letter, namely, that heaven and earth and all things should bear witness to their crucified Lord.

“The earth quaked,” because it was unequal to contain such a body; “the rocks rent,” for the Word of God that pierces all strong and mighty things, and the virtue of the eternal Power had penetrated them; “the graves…

When He remained on the cross they had said tauntingly, “He saved others, himself he cannot save.” But what He would not do for Himself, that He did and more than that for the bodies of the Saints. For if it was a…

As Lazarus rose from the dead, so also did many bodies of the Saints rise again to shew forth the Lord’s resurrection; yet notwithstanding that the graves were opened, they did not rise again before the Lord rose,…

But some one will ask, what became of those who rose again when the Lord rose. We must believe that they rose again to be witnesses of the Lord’s resurrection. Some have said that they died again, and were turned to…

These same mighty works are still done every day; the veil of the temple is rent for the Saints, in order to reveal the things that are contained within. The earthquakes, that is, all flesh because of the new word…

It is no contradiction here that Matthew says, that “The centurion and they that were with him, watching Jesus, feared when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done;” while Luke says, that he wondered…

Observe, that in the very midst of the offence of His passion the Centurion acknowledges the Son of God, while Arius in the Church proclaims Him a creature.

Whence with good reason by the Centurion is denoted the faith of the Church, which, when the veil of heavenly mysteries had been rent by the Lord’s death, immediately asserts Jesus to be both very Man, and truly Son…

From this example then of the Centurion let the substance of the earth tremble in the punishment of it Redeemer, let the rocks of unbelieving minds be rent, and those who were pent up in these sepulchres of mortality…

It was a Jewish custom, and held no disgrace, according to the manners of the people of old, for women to minister of their substance, food, and clothing to their teachers. This Paul says, that he refused, because it…

In Mark the third is called Salome.

These women thus watching the things that are done are the most compassionate, the most sorrowful. They had followed Him ministering, and remained by Him in danger, shewing the highest courage, for when the disciples…

‘See,’ says Helvidius, ‘Jacob and Joseph are the sons of Mary the Lord’s mother, whom the Jews call the brethren of Christ. [marg. note: Mark 6:3] He is also called James the less, to distinguish him from James the…

We might have supposed that some of the women stood “afar off,” as three Evangelists say, and others “near the cross,” as John says, had not Matthew and Mark reckoned Mary Magdalen among those that stood afar off,…

Matthew 27:51 and Mark 15:38 share the same wording (15 words).

Matthew 27:51 and Luke 23:45 share the same wording (9 words).

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels III.20.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels III.21.

Cited together in Against Celsus II.33.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 27:51–56 (Catena Aurea) and 2 other places.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels III.21.

Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 27:51–56 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.

Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.