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37 Then Jesus cried in a loud voice and died.

38 When Jesus died, the curtain in the Temple[a] split into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the bottom. 39 The army officer that was standing there before the cross saw what happened when Jesus died.[b] The officer said, “This man really was the Son of God!”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:38 curtain in the Temple A curtain divided the Most Holy Place from the other part of the Temple. That was the special building in Jerusalem where God commanded the Jews to worship him.
  2. 15:39 when Jesus died Some Greek copies read “when Jesus cried out and died.”

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