Luke 23:44

44 It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

Luke 23:44 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:44

And it was about the sixth hour
Or twelve o'clock at noon; and so the Ethiopic version, when it was noon; (See Gill on Matthew 27:45).

Luke 23:44 In-Context

42 And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your Kingdom."

43 "I tell you in solemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."

44 It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

45 The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,

46 and Jesus cried out in a loud voice, and said, "Father, to Thy hands I entrust my spirit." And after uttering these words He yielded up His spirit.