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44 It was now about the sixth hour,[a] and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.[b] 45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.” 48 All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts. 49 All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:44 Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon.
  2. 23:44 3:00 p.m.

The Death of Jesus

44 It(A) was now about noon,[a] and darkness came over the whole land[b] until three,[c] 45 because the sun’s light failed.[d] The curtain(B) of the sanctuary was split down the middle. 46 And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.[e](C) Saying this, he breathed his last.

47 When the centurion saw what happened, he began to glorify(D) God, saying, “This man really was righteous!” [f] 48 All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests.(E) 49 But(F) all who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance,(G) watching these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:44 Lit about the sixth hour
  2. 23:44 Or whole earth
  3. 23:44 Lit the ninth hour
  4. 23:45 Other mss read three, and the sun was darkened
  5. 23:46 Ps 31:5
  6. 23:47 Or innocent