Luke 23:45

45 The sun had stopped shining. The temple curtain was torn 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 answered him, "What I'm about to tell you is true. Today you will be with me in paradise."

44 It was now about noon. The whole land was covered with darkness until three o'clock.

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

46 Jesus called out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my very life." After he said this, he took his last breath.

47 The Roman commander saw what had happened. He praised God and said, "Jesus was surely a man who did what was right."