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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/matthew/27.htm">New International Version</a> From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. <a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. <a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And from the sixth hour, darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour. <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.). <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over the whole land. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land. <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> At noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until three o'clock. <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> At noon the whole country was covered with darkness, which lasted for three hours. <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land. <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now from noon until three in the afternoon there was darkness over all the land. <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land; <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land to the ninth hour, <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And from the sixth hour, darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour. <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land unto the ninth hour, <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And from the sixth hour, darkness was upon all the earth, even to the ninth hour.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the entire earth, even until the ninth hour. <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land till the ninth hour. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Now from the fifth hour darkness fell upon all the land, unto the ninth hour. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was cover'd with darkness. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land; <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And from the sixth hour there came darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now from the sixth hour to the ninth there was darkness over all the land. <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8891" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Death of Jesus</a> 44In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him. 45<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: Apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">From</a> <a href="/greek/1623.htm" title="1623: hektēs (Adj-GFS) -- Sixth. Ordinal from hex; sixth.">the sixth</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōras (N-GFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Prep) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">until</a> <a href="/greek/1766.htm" title="1766: enatēs (Adj-GFS) -- Ninth. Ordinal from ennea; ninth.">the ninth</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōras (N-GFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/4655.htm" title="4655: skotos (N-NNS) -- Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.">darkness</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">came</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">over</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasan (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēn (N-AFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">land.</a> 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Mark 15:33</a> From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. <a href="/luke/23-44.htm">Luke 23:44-45</a> It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. / The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a> And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime. <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” / So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. / No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings. <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a> The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. <a href="/acts/2-20.htm">Acts 2:20</a> The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a> And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a> For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. <a href="/isaiah/50-3.htm">Isaiah 50:3</a> I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.” <a href="/jeremiah/15-9.htm">Jeremiah 15:9</a> The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD. <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a> That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Psalm 18:11</a> He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him. <a href="/psalms/105-28.htm">Psalm 105:28</a> He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. <a href="/john/19-14.htm">John 19:14</a> It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!” <a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a> After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour.from.<a href="/mark/15-25.htm">Mark 15:25,33,34</a> And it was the third hour, and they crucified him… <a href="/luke/23-44.htm">Luke 23:44,45</a> And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour… darkness.<a href="/isaiah/50-3.htm">Isaiah 50:3</a> I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.<a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:<a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a> And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">Afternoon</a> <a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/20-5.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/matthew/20-9.htm">O'clock</a> <a href="/matthew/20-5.htm">Sixth</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Three</a> <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Afternoon</a> <a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/mark/3-11.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">O'clock</a> <a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Sixth</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Three</a> <a href="/mark/1-5.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div>1. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a> 39. <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a> 50. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a> 62. <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>From the sixth hour until the ninth hour This time frame corresponds to noon until 3 PM in Jewish timekeeping. The sixth hour begins at midday, a time when the sun is typically at its peak. The significance of this period is heightened by the unusual occurrence of darkness, which is not typical for this time of day. This timeframe is crucial as it marks the final hours of Jesus' crucifixion, aligning with the time of the daily afternoon sacrifice in the Temple, symbolizing Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice. The darkness during these hours also fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a>, which speaks of the sun going down at noon as a sign of judgment.darkness came over all the land The darkness that enveloped the land is a supernatural event, indicating divine intervention. This darkness is often interpreted as a sign of God's judgment or mourning. In the Old Testament, darkness is associated with God's presence and judgment, as seen in <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> during the plagues of Egypt. The darkness at Jesus' crucifixion signifies the weight of sin being placed upon Him, as He bears the sins of the world. It also echoes the prophecy in <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a> about the sun turning to darkness before the great and terrible day of the Lord. This event underscores the cosmic significance of Jesus' death, affecting not just the immediate vicinity but symbolically the entire creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central figure in this passage, undergoing crucifixion. His suffering and sacrifice are pivotal to Christian theology. 2. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place where Jesus was crucified, also known as "The Place of the Skull." It is a significant location in the account of Jesus' crucifixion. 3. <a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a> A supernatural event occurring from the sixth to the ninth hour (noon to 3 PM), symbolizing judgment and the gravity of the moment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sixth_to_ninth_hour.htm">The Sixth to Ninth Hour</a> This time frame corresponds to noon to 3 PM, a period of significant darkness that covered the land during Jesus' crucifixion. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the area surrounding Jerusalem, where the darkness was observed, indicating a divine intervention affecting the natural order.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_darkness.htm">Symbolism of Darkness</a> The darkness signifies God's judgment and the weight of sin that Jesus bore on the cross. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the cost of redemption. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The event fulfills Old Testament prophecies, reinforcing the reliability of Scripture and God's sovereign plan throughout history. <a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a> The supernatural darkness highlights God's direct involvement in the crucifixion, underscoring the significance of Jesus' sacrifice for humanity. <a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_sin_and_redemption.htm">Reflection on Sin and Redemption</a> Believers are called to reflect on the gravity of sin and the immense love demonstrated through Christ's sacrifice, leading to a deeper appreciation of salvation. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_faith.htm">Call to Repentance and Faith</a> The darkness serves as a call to repentance, urging individuals to turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a> <a href="/q/why_no_historical_proof_of_crucifixion_dark.htm">Why is there no corroborating historical evidence for the darkness at Jesus' crucifixion?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_feel_forsaken_by_god.htm">Why did Jesus feel forsaken by God?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_matt_27_54_imply_about_romans.htm">If, in Matthew 27:54, the Roman centurion truly recognized Jesus as the Son of God, what does that imply about Roman beliefs and their military discipline?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_saints'_resurrection.htm">Matthew 27:51–53 claims that many dead saints were raised; why is there no external historical record of such a massive miracle? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(45) From the sixth hour.--The first three Gospels agree as to time and fact. Assuming them to follow the usual Jewish reckoning (as in <a href="/acts/2-15.htm" title="For these are not drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.">Acts 2:15</a>; <a href="/acts/3-1.htm" title="Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.">Acts 3:1</a>; <a href="/acts/10-3.htm" title="He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.">Acts 10:3</a>; <a href="/acts/10-9.htm" title="On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:">Acts 10:9</a>) this would be noon, the fixing to the cross having been at the third hour, 9 A.M. (<a href="/mark/15-25.htm" title="And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.">Mark 15:25</a>), and the darkness lasting till 3 P.M. St. John names the "sixth hour" as the time of our Lord's final condemnation by Pilate, following apparently (see Note there and on <a href="/john/4-6.htm" title="Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.">John 4:6</a>) the Roman or modern mode of reckoning from midnight to noon. Looking to the facts of the case, it is probable that our Lord was taken to the high priest's palace about 3 A.M. (the "cock-crow" of <a href="/mark/13-35.htm" title="Watch you therefore: for you know not when the master of the house comes, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning:">Mark 13:35</a>). Then came the first hearing before Annas (<a href="/john/18-13.htm" title="And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.">John 18:13</a>), then the trial before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin, then the formal meeting that passed the sentence. This would fill up the time probably till 6 A.M., and three hours may be allowed for the trials before Pilate and Herod. After the trial was over there would naturally be an interval for the soldiers to take their early meal, and then the slow procession to Golgotha, delayed, we may well believe, by our Lord's falling, once or oftener, beneath the burden of the cross, and so we come to 9 A.M. for His arrival at the place of crucifixion. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 45-50. - Supernatural darkness. Last words, and death of Jesus. (<a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Mark 15:33-37</a>; <a href="/luke/23-44.htm">Luke 23:44-46</a>; <a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a>.) Verse 45. - The sixth hour; i.e. noon. Christ was crucified about 9 o'clock a.m., the hour of the morning sacrifice; he had therefore by this time been hanging three hours on the cross. His agonies, his sufferings mental and spiritual, were at their height. There was darkness over all the land (ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν). The historical accuracy of this darkness there is no more reason to doubt than there is to doubt the death of Christ itself: The great fact and its details stand on the same basis. How the phenomenon was produced we know not. That it could not be an ordinary eclipse is certain, as the moon was then full, it being the Paschal time, and the darkness thus produced would have lasted but a few minutes. Nor had it any connection with the subsequent earthquake (ver. 51), as some unscientific exegetes have supposed. On such occasions a thickness of the atmosphere has been noticed, but such an occurrence could never have been described in the words used by the synoptists; and. the earthquake itself was no ordinary event, and took place in no ordinary manner. We cannot doubt that the darkness was supernatural, conveying a solemn lesson to all who beheld it. When we consider what was being done on Calvary, who it was that was dying there, what was the object of his Passion, what was the infinite and unspeakable effect of the sacrifice there offered, is it wonderful that the Divine Architect controlled Nature to sympathize with her Creator, that as a supernatural effulgence heralded the Saviour's birth, a supernatural darkness should shroud his death? We are in the region of the Divine. What we have learned to regard as natural laws (but which really are only our formulary for expressing our experience of past uniformity) were superseded for the time by the interference of the Lawgiver; he used the material to enforce the spiritual being the Lord of both. Whether the darkness extended beyond Judaea unto all that part of the earth which was then illumined by the light of the sun, we cannot tell. Some of the Fathers refer to it as if it was universal. A supposed allusion was made by Phlegon, a writer of the second century, whose work, called 'Annals of the Olympiads,' is not extant, but is quoted by Julius Africanus and Eusebius (see Wordsworth, in loc.); but it seems certain that Phlegon is speaking of an astronomical eclipse which occurred in the ordinary course of nature. Tertullian states that a notice of this darkness was to be found in the archives of Rome ('Apol.,' 21.); but we have no further information on this point. There are some other uncertain references, as that of Dionysius the Areopagite, who is related to have said on the sudden obscuration, "Either the God of nature is suffering, or the machinery of the world is being dissolved;" but none of these will stand the test of criticism; and perhaps it is safer to determine that Gentile notices of the phenomenon are not forthcoming, because the darkness was confined to Palestine. It had, doubtless, a doctrinal and typical significance. Chrysostom considers it a token of God's anger at the crime of the Jews in crucifying Jesus; others see in it an emblem of the withdrawal of the light of God's presence from this wicked land. It was, in Iced, to all who would receive it, a sign of some awful event in the spiritual world of unspeakable consequence to the children of men. The ninth hour. Three o'clock p.m., about the time of the evening sacrifice. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>From Ἀπὸ (Apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] sixth ἕκτης (hektēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1623.htm">Strong's 1623: </a> Sixth. Ordinal from hex; sixth. hour ὥρας (hōras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. until ἕως (heōs) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. [the] ninth ἐνάτης (enatēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1766.htm">Strong's 1766: </a> Ninth. Ordinal from ennea; ninth. hour ὥρας (hōras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. darkness σκότος (skotos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4655.htm">Strong's 4655: </a> Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity. came ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. over ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. all πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. land. γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was (Matt. 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