Luke 23:44 KJV
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Matthew Henry
- The death of ChristWe have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his soul. He was...
Thompson Chains
- Darkness (2)See the chain from Exodus 10:22 · 4 links
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 155 Darkness prevails. Christ expires on the crossAlso Matthew 27:45–50; Mark 15:33–37; John 19:28–30
Passion Week
- Darkness over All the LandWednesday, the 14th · The Preparation · The sixth hour, as Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell it
Parallel Passages
- Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
- Mark 15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Amos 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
- Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
- Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
- Exodus 10:21–23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. …
- Psalms 105:28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
- Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
- Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
- Habakkuk 3:8–11 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? …
- Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
- Mark 15:33–34 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. …
- Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- John 19:14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
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Topics
- Astronomy Sidereal phenomena
- Death Death of Jesus
- Jesus, the Christ Crucified (just outside Jerusalem)
- Meteorology and celestial phenomena General scriptures concerning
- Pilate, Pontius Tries Jesus and orders his crucifixion
- Prisoners Jesus
- Sun Darkening of
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 31 · The Crucifixion
Greek and Strong’s
- And δὲ de δέ Conjunction
- it was Ἦν Ēn Verb · imperfect active indicative, third person singular ἦν ēn
- about ὡσεὶ hōsei ὡσεί Adverb
- the sixth ἕκτη hektē ἕκτος Article · nominative feminine singular
- hour ὥρα hōra ὥρα Noun · nominative feminine singular
- and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
- there was ἐγένετο egeneto γίνομαι Verb · aorist middle indicative, third person singular
- a darkness σκότος skotos σκότος Noun · nominative neuter singular
- over ἐφ eph ἐπί Preposition
- all ὅλην holēn ὅλος Article · accusative feminine singular
- the earth τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular γῆν gēn γῆ Noun · accusative feminine singular
- until ἕως heōs ἕως Preposition
- the ninth ἐνάτης enatēs ἔννατος Article · genitive feminine singular
- hour ὥρας hōras ὥρα Noun · genitive feminine singular
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