Luke 23:44
And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Cross References
Exodus 10:21And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch out they hand towards heaven: and may there be darkness upon the land of Egypt, so thick that it may be felt.
Joel 2:31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.
Amos 8:9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that the sun shall go down at midday, and I will make the earth dark in the day of light:
Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour.
John 19:14And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the sixth hour, and he saith 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 →