Luke 23:45

45 The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.

Luke 23:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:45

And the sun was darkened
There was an eclipse of it, which was preternatural, it being now full moon, and lasted three hours, and so total, as to darken the whole earth; and now was the prophecy in ( Amos 8:9 ) literally fulfilled: and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. The Persic version renders it, "the gate of the temple"; and so the Syriac version, "the face of the gate of the temple"; (See Gill on Matthew 27:51).

Luke 23:45 In-Context

43 Jesus said to him, "I can guarantee this truth: Today you will be with me in paradise."

44 Around noon darkness came over the entire land and lasted until three in the afternoon.

45 The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.

46 Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he died.

47 When an army officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, "Certainly, this man was innocent!"