Luke 23:44
42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
43 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
46 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
- KJV
- And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
- WEB
- It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
- ASV
- And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
- DARBY
- And it was about [the] sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour.
- BLB
- And now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
- ÅB
- Og det var omkring den sjette time, da ble det mørke over hele landet like til den niende time,
- OTB
- Omkring den sjette time falt det mørke over hele landet til den niende time,
- B1930
- Og det var omkring den sjette time, da blev det mørke over hele landet like til den niende time,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 27:45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Read in contextMark 15:33–34
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Read in contextAmos 8:9
And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
Read in contextActs 2:20
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
Read in contextJohn 19:14
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
Read in contextMatthew 27:52
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Read in contextMark 15:39
When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Read in contextAmos 5:18
Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.
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