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An Understandable Version
Now when it was about twelve o'clock noon, darkness came over all the land until three o'clock in the afternoon, for
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Holman Bible
It
International Standard Version
It was already about noon, and the whole land became dark until three in the afternoon
A Conservative Version
And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness occurred over the whole land until the ninth hour.
American Standard Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Amplified
It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
Anderson New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.
Bible in Basic English
And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
Common New Testament
for the sun was darkened; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Daniel Mace New Testament
About the sixth hour, it was dark all over the land till the ninth hour.
Darby Translation
And it was about the sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Godbey New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Goodspeed New Testament
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole country, and lasted until three in the afternoon,
John Wesley New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth till the ninth hour.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness was upon all the earth till the ninth hour.
King James 2000
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And by this time it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour
Modern King James verseion
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it was about the sixth hour. And there came a darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour,
Moffatt New Testament
By this time it was about twelve o'clock, and darkness covered the whole land till three o'clock,
Montgomery New Testament
It was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
NET Bible
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
New Heart English Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Noyes New Testament
And it was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Sawyer New Testament
And it was now about the sixth hour [noon]; and there was a darkness over all the land till the ninth hour [3 P.M.].
The Emphasized Bible
And it was already about the sixth hour, and, darkness, came upon the whole land, until the ninth hour, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It was nearly mid-day, when a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon,
Webster
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Weymouth New Testament
It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.
Williams New Testament
It was already about noon, and darkness covered the whole country, and lasted until three o'clock,
World English Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Worrell New Testament
And it was already about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land till the ninth hour,
Worsley New Testament
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,
Themes
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
Jesus Christ » History of » Crucified (just outside jerusalem)
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Darkness at the crucifixion
The sun » Miracles connected with » Darkened at the crucifixion
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 23:44
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Dies On The Cross
43 Then Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise [Note: This is a place in God's presence, referred to as "the third heaven" (II Cor. 12:2-4), and where overcomers will be able to eat from "the tree of life" (Rev. 2:7)]." 44 Now when it was about twelve o'clock noon, darkness came over all the land until three o'clock in the afternoon, for 45 the sun's light failed to shine. Then the Temple curtain became torn down the middle.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:45
Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over all the land.
Acts 2:20
[In that day] the sun will become dark and the moon will [appear] as blood. [This will all happen] before the great and wonderful day when the Lord comes. [Note: Some view these last two verses as a reference to events occurring at the end of time. See Matt. 24:29-30].
Matthew 27:52
Graves opened up and the bodies of many dead saints [i.e., God's holy people] were raised up [from the dead].
Mark 15:33-34
And when it became noon there was darkness over the entire land until three o'clock in the afternoon.
Mark 15:39
And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men, who was standing in front of Jesus, saw Him die like that, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God."
John 19:14
Now it was about six o'clock in the morning [Note: This was according to Roman time, but if Jewish time were meant, it would have been