Matthew 27:51-53

Contemporary English Version

⁵¹^(A) At once the curtain in the temple^[a] was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart. ⁵²Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life. ⁵³They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people.

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27.51 curtain in the temple: There were two curtains in the temple. One was at the entrance, and the other separated the holy place from the most holy place that the Jewish people thought of as God's home on earth. The second curtain is probably the one that is meant.