Luke 23:44
Now it was nearly the sixth hour, and a darkness occurred over the entire earth, until the ninth hour.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 Jesus said to him, “Amen I say to you, this day you shall be with me in Paradise.”
45And the sun was obscured. And the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Cross References
Exodus 10:21Then the Lord said to Moses: “Extend your hand into the sky. And let there be a darkness over the land of Egypt, so dense that they may be able to feel it.”
Joel 2:31The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord shall arrive.
Amos 8:9And it will be in that day, says the Lord God, that the sun will decline at midday, and I will cause the earth to become dark on the day of light.
Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the entire earth, even until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:33And when the sixth hour arrived, a darkness occurred over the entire earth, until the ninth hour.
John 19:14Now it was the preparation day of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold 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 →