Luke 23:44
And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
In Context
43And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.
45The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
Cross References
Exodus 10:21And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out to heaven, and all the land of Egypt will be dark, so that men will be feeling their way about in the dark.
Amos 8:9And it will come about in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down in the middle of the day, and I will make the earth dark in daylight:
Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
Mark 15:33And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
John 19:14(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!
Matthew Henry on Luke 23:33-44
The Crucifixion. 32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. 33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ,… Read the whole commentary →