The Death of Jesus

44 (A)It was now about the sixth hour,[a] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,[b] 45 while the sun's light failed. And (B)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, (C)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (D)into your hands I (E)commit my spirit!” And having said this (F)he breathed his last. 47 Now (G)when the centurion saw what had taken place, (H)he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home (I)beating their breasts. 49 And all (J)his acquaintances and (K)the women who had followed him from Galilee (L)stood at a distance watching these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:44 That is, noon
  2. Luke 23:44 That is, 3 p.m.

Jesus Dies on the Cross(A)

44 It was already about noon,[a] and the whole land[b] became dark until three in the afternoon[c] 45 because the sun had stopped shining, and the curtain[d] in the sanctuary was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.”[e] After he said this, he breathed his last.

47 When the centurion[f] saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “This man certainly was righteous!” 48 When all the crowds who had come together for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they beat their chests and left. 49 But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, were standing at a distance watching these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:44 Lit. the sixth hour
  2. Luke 23:44 Or earth
  3. Luke 23:44 Lit. the ninth hour
  4. Luke 23:45 This curtain separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
  5. Luke 23:46 Cf. Ps 31:5
  6. Luke 23:47 A Roman centurion commanded about 100 men.