Luke 23:44

Modern

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

Traditional

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

Literal

And now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,

Latin

Erat autem fere hora sexta, et tenebræ factæ sunt in universam terram usque ad horam nonam.

Greek

English

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

Darkness symbolizes sorrow as well as God’s judgment (Psalm 23:4; Isaiah 8:22; 9:1–2).

Matthew 27:45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Mark 15:33–34
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Amos 8:9
And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
Acts 2:20
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
John 19:14
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
Matthew 27:52
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Mark 15:39
When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Amos 5:18
Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.
Exodus 10:21–23
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
Psalm 105:28
He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
Joel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Habakkuk 3:8–11
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?