▁revis ions . ▁The ▁version ▁most ▁familiar ▁to ▁us ▁today ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 4 , ▁but ▁rather ▁the ▁version ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 9 – 1 7 4 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁version , ▁the ▁Rec itative ▁Mov ement ▁No . ▁ 3 3 ▁reads ▁" Und ▁die ▁Vor hang ▁im ▁Temp el ▁z er ri ß ▁in ▁zwei ▁St ück ; ▁von ▁ob en ▁an ▁bis ▁un ten ▁aus ." ▁( Mark ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 3 3 ) ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁ 3 ▁measures . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁on , ▁this ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁more ▁familiar ▁ 7 - measure ▁quote ▁from ▁Matthew ▁ 2 7 : ▁ 5 1 – 5 2 ▁( except ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁version , ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁altogether ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 5 , ▁Bach ▁replaced ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁ch or uses ▁and ▁added ▁three ▁a rias ▁( B W V ▁ 2 4 5 a - c ) ▁while ▁cutting ▁one ▁( A ch , ▁me in ▁S inn ) ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁version . ▁The ▁opening ▁ch orus ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁O ▁M ensch , ▁be we in ▁de in ▁S ünd e ▁groß , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁trans posed ▁and ▁re used ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁part ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion . ▁The ▁closing ▁ch or ale ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a