Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Green's Literal Translation
Luke 23:44
And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
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Simplified Cowboy Version
Now the sun was standing directly overhead, but a darkness descended over the land for about three hours.
Now the sun was standing directly overhead, but a darkness descended over the land for about three hours.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until 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;
And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark 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.
And it was about [the] sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour.
New King James Version
Now it was [fn] about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Now it was [fn] about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Christian Standard Bible®
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,
World English Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And it was about the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth till the ninth hour.
And it was about the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth till the ninth hour.
Weymouth's New Testament
It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.
It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.
King James Version (1611)
And it was about the sixt houre, and there was a darkenesse ouer all the earth, vntill the ninth houre.
And it was about the sixt houre, and there was a darkenesse ouer all the earth, vntill the ninth houre.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it was aboute the sixte houre, and there was darknesse ouer ye whole londe vntyll the nyenth houre.
And it was aboute the sixte houre, and there was darknesse ouer ye whole londe vntyll the nyenth houre.
Mace New Testament (1729)
About the sixth hour, it was dark all over the land till the ninth hour.
About the sixth hour, it was dark all over the land till the ninth hour.
THE MESSAGE
By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called loudly, "Father, I place my life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last.
By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called loudly, "Father, I place my life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last.
Amplified Bible
It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
American Standard Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Revised Standard Version
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it was about the sixt houre. And ther came a darcknes over all the londe vntyll ye nynth houre
And it was about the sixt houre. And ther came a darcknes over all the londe vntyll ye nynth houre
Update Bible Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
New Century Version
It was about noon, and the whole land became dark until three o'clock in the afternoon,
It was about noon, and the whole land became dark until three o'clock in the afternoon,
New English Translation
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
Contemporary English Version
Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon.
Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole Land until three o'clock in the afternoon;
It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole Land until three o'clock in the afternoon;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darkenes ouer all the land, vntill the ninth houre.
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darkenes ouer all the land, vntill the ninth houre.
George Lamsa Translation
Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness fell upon the whole earth, until the ninth hour.
Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness fell upon the whole earth, until the ninth hour.
Hebrew Names Version
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
International Standard Version
It was already about noon,the sixth hour">[fn] and darkness came over the whole landearth">[fn] until three in the afternoonthe ninth hour">[fn]Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33;">[xr]
It was already about noon,the sixth hour">[fn] and darkness came over the whole landearth">[fn] until three in the afternoonthe ninth hour">[fn]Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
NOW it was about six hours, and there was darkness over all the earth until nine hours.
NOW it was about six hours, and there was darkness over all the earth until nine hours.
Murdock Translation
And it was about the sixth hour; and darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour.
And it was about the sixth hour; and darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour.
New Living Translation
By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock.
By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock.
New Life Bible
It was dark over all the earth from noon until three o'clock.
It was dark over all the earth from noon until three o'clock.
English Revised Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Berean Standard Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
New Revised Standard
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it was already about the sixth hour, and, darkness, came upon the whole land, until the ninth hour, -
And it was already about the sixth hour, and, darkness, came upon the whole land, until the ninth hour, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was almost the sixth hour: and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
And it was almost the sixth hour: and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
King James Version
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Lexham English Bible
And by this time it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour
And by this time it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darknesse ouer al the earth vntyll the ninth houre.
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darknesse ouer al the earth vntyll the ninth houre.
Easy-to-Read Version
It was about noon, but it turned dark throughout the land until three o'clock in the afternoon,
It was about noon, but it turned dark throughout the land until three o'clock in the afternoon,
English Standard Version
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
New American Standard Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour,
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour,
Good News Translation
It was about twelve o'clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o'clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two.
It was about twelve o'clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o'clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was almest the sixte our, and derknessis weren maad in al the erthe `in to the nynthe our.
And it was almest the sixte our, and derknessis weren maad in al the erthe `in to the nynthe our.
Young's Literal Translation
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,
Contextual Overview
44 And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the Holy Place was torn in the middle. 46 And crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, "into Your hands I commit My spirit." And saying this, He breathed out the spirit. Psa. 31:5 47 And seeing the thing happening, the centurion glorified God, saying, Truly, this Man was righteous. 48 And all the crowd arriving together at this sight, watching the thing happening, beating their breasts, they returned. 49 And all those known to Him stood at a distance, and the women, those who accompanied Him from Galilee, were seeing these things.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
it: Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33
there: Exodus 10:21-23, Psalms 105:28, Joel 2:31, Amos 5:18, Amos 8:9, Habakkuk 3:8-11, Acts 2:20
earth: or, land
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:10 - darkness Jeremiah 4:28 - the heavens Matthew 20:5 - sixth Mark 15:25 - the Acts 3:1 - the hour Acts 10:3 - about Revelation 6:12 - the sun Revelation 8:12 - and the third part of the sun
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it was about the sixth hour,.... Or twelve o'clock at noon; and so the Ethiopic version, when it was noon;
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 27:45-50.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 44. Darkness over all the earth — Matthew 27:45; Matthew 27:45. The darkness began at the sixth hour, about our twelve o'clock at noon, and lasted till the ninth hour, which answered to our three o'clock in the afternoon.
