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Bible in Basic English
And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
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
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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.),
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
Anderson New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land 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 And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise. 44 And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour; 45 The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
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Cross References
Amos 8:9
And it will come about in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down in the middle of the day, and I will make the earth dark in daylight:
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
Acts 2:20
The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:
Exodus 10:21-23
And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out to heaven, and all the land of Egypt will be dark, so that men will be feeling their way about in the dark.
Psalm 105:28
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
Joel 2:31
The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared.
Amos 5:18
Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.
Habakkuk 3:8-11
Was your wrath burning against the rivers? were you angry with the sea, that you went on your horses, on your war-carriages of salvation?
Matthew 27:52
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
Mark 15:33-34
And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
Mark 15:39
And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.
John 19:14
(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!