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The Death of Jesus

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land[a] until three in the afternoon, 45 while the sun’s light failed;[b] and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:44 Or earth
  2. Luke 23:45 Or the sun was eclipsed. Other ancient authorities read the sun was darkened

The Death of Jesus(A)

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,(B) 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple(C) was torn in two.(D)

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The Death of Jesus(A)

44-45 (B)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.

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Temple Curtain Torn in Two

44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, [a] 45 for the sun died out. And the curtain[b] of the Temple was torn in two.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:45 From noon until 3 p.m.
  2. Luke 23:45 Heb. parokhet, veil or inner curtain; cf. Exod. 26:33; 2 Chr. 3:14; Heb. 9:3.