Luke 23:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.”
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“It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 23:44 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 10:21Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
- Psalms 105:28He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
- Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Amos 5:18Woe 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.
- Amos 8:9And 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.
- Habakkuk 3:8Were 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?
- Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Matthew 27:52The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
- Mark 15:33From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Mark 15:39When 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!”
- John 19:14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
- Acts 2:20The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
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