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37 Then Jesus cried in a loud voice and ·died [breathed his last; L expired].

38 The curtain [C dividing the Most Holy Place from the rest of the temple] in the Temple was torn into two pieces, from the top to the bottom [C representing new access to the presence of God, and perhaps God’s judgment against the Temple leadership]. 39 When the ·army officer [centurion] who was standing in front of the cross saw ·what happened when [or how] Jesus died,[a] he said, “This man really was the Son of God!”

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  1. Mark 15:39 when Jesus died Some Greek copies read “when Jesus cried out and died.”

37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.(A)

38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.(B) 39 And when the centurion,(C) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,[a] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”(D)

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  1. Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts saw that he died with such a cry