Luke 23:44
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darknesse ouer al the earth vntyll the ninth houre.
Bible (Bishops')
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 Iesus sayde vnto hym: Ueryly I say vnto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
45And the sunne was darkned, and the vayle of the temple dyd rent, euen thorowe the middes.
Cross References
Joel 2:31The sunne shalbe turned into darknesse, and the moone into blood, before that great and terrible day of the Lord come.
Amos 8:9And in that day, sayth the Lord God, I will euen cause the sunne to go downe at noone, and I wil darken the earth in the cleare day.
Matthew 27:45Fro the sixth houre, was there darknesse ouer all the lande, vnto the nynth houre.
Mark 15:33And when the sixth houre was come, darknesse arose ouer all the earth, vntill the nynth houre.
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 →