Luke 23:44 - Printer Friendly

ESV: It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

NIV: It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

NASB: It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour,

CSB: It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,

NLT: By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

KJV: And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

NKJV: Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

Luke was a traveling companion of Paul (Acts 16:10) and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Unlike Matthew, Mark, and John, Luke writes his gospel as an historian, rather than as a first-hand eyewitness. His extensive writings also include the book of Acts (Acts 1:1–3). These are deliberately organized, carefully researched accounts of those events. The gospel of Luke focuses on the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. Luke's Gentile perspective presents Christ as a Savior for all people, offering both forgiveness and direction to those who follow Him.

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