Mark 15:33

The Death of Jesus

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Mark 15:33 in Other Translations

33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

33 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

33 At noon the sky became extremely dark.

33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Mark 15:33 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:33

And when the sixth hour was come
Or twelve o'clock at noon, having hung upon the cross from about the third hour, or nine in the morning:

there was darkness over the, whole land until the ninth hour;
or three o'clock in the afternoon. The Ethiopic version renders the whole thus, "and when it was noon, the sun was darkened, and the whole world was darkened until the ninth hour"; (See Gill on Matthew 27:45).

Mark 15:33 In-Context

31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!

32 Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

Cross References

• 1. Amos 8:9