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Source language
Original Greek   
⸂τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλιπόντος⸃, ἐσχίσθη ⸀δὲ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
[?]tou eliou eklipontos[?], eskhisthe rde to katapetasma tou naou meson.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et obscuratus est sol et velum templi scissum est medium

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the middle.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
New King James Version   
Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
21st Century King James Version   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And the sun grew dark, and the curtain of The Temple was ripped apart from its middle.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
God's Word   
The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
because the sun's light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle.
International Standard Version   
because the sun had stopped shining, and the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two.
NET Bible   
because the sun's light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.
New American Standard Bible   
because the sun was obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
New International Version   
for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
New Living Translation   
The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.
Weymouth New Testament   
The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,
The World English Bible   
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The sun did not give any light. Then the curtain inside the temple tore into two parts.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,
New Life Version   
The sun did not shine. In the house of God the curtain was torn in two pieces.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And the sun was darkened. And the veil of the Temple was torn in the middle.
The Voice Bible   
and at some point during this darkness, the curtain in the temple was torn in two.
Living Bible   
The light from the sun was gone—and suddenly the thick veil hanging in the Temple split apart.
New Catholic Bible   
for the sun was darkened. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two.
Legacy Standard Bible   
because the sun was obscured. And the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Christian Standard Bible   
because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
While the sun’s light faded or was darkened; and the curtain [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two.
New Century Version   
because the sun did not shine. The curtain in the Temple was torn in two.
The Message   
By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called loudly, “Father, I place my life in your hands!” Then he breathed his last. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
while the sun was darkened. Then the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
because the light of the sun had been eclipsed. The curtain of the temple was torn · down the middle.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
New Matthew Bible   
and the sun was darkened. And the veil of the temple did tear, right through the middle.
Good News Translation®   
It was about twelve o'clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o'clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two.
Wycliffe Bible   
And the sun was made dark, and the veil of the temple was rent atwo [and the veil of the temple was cut the middle].
New Testament for Everyone   
The sunlight vanished until the ninth hour. The veil of the Temple was ripped down the middle.
Contemporary English Version   
The sun stopped shining, and the curtain in the temple split down the middle.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
It was now about midday, but darkness came over the whole countryside until three in the afternoon, for there was an eclipse of the sun. The veil in the Temple sanctuary was split in two. Then Jesus gave a great cry and said, “Father, ‘into your hands I commend my spirit.’” And with these words, he died.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
while the sun’s light failed, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Common English Bible © 2011   
while the sun stopped shining. Then the curtain in the sanctuary tore down the middle.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
because the sun was obscured; and the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two [from top to bottom].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
New American Standard Bible   
because the sun stopped shining; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
The Expanded Bible   
because the sun did not shine. The curtain in the Temple [C dividing the Most Holy Place from the rest of the Temple] was torn ·in two [down the middle].
Tree of Life Version   
for the sun died out. And the curtain of the Temple was torn in two.
Revised Standard Version   
while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
New International Reader's Version   
The sun had stopped shining. The temple curtain was torn in two.
BRG Bible   
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Complete Jewish Bible   
the sun did not shine. Also the parokhet in the Temple was split down the middle.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
The sun did not shine. The big cloth that hung in the temple was torn into two pieces.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
The shemesh being obscured; and the Parochet [between the Kodesh HaKodashim and HaKodesh] in the Beis Hamikdash was torn in two. [Ex 26:31-33]
Names of God Bible   
The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.
Modern English Version   
while the sun was darkened. And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
Easy-to-Read Version   
because the sun stopped shining. The curtain in the Temple was torn into two pieces.
International Children’s Bible   
There was no sun! The curtain in the Temple was torn into two pieces.
Lexham English Bible   
because the light of the sun failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn apart down the middle.
New International Version - UK   
for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
the sun having failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in-the-middle.