New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 27:45
Matthew 27:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
- New International Version (NIV)From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
Context of Matthew 27:45
43He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words. Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 47And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”
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Ἀπὸ δὲ ἕκτης ὥρας σκότος ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 27:45
- Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
- Luke 23:44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
- Isaiah 50:3I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering.”
- Amos 8:9It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord God, “That I will make the sun go down at noon And make the earth dark in broad daylight.
- Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way.
- Revelation 9:2He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
Commentaries on Matthew 27:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45There was darkness over all the land - I am of opinion that does not mean all the world, but only the land of Judea. So the word is used Matthew 24:30; Luke 4:25, and in other places. Several eminent critics are of this opinion: Beza defends this meaning of the word, and translates the Greek, super universam Regionem over the whole Country. Besides, it is evident that the evangelists speak of things that happened in Judea, the place of their residence. It…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Now from the sixth hour - That is, from our twelve o‘clock. The Jews divided their day into twelve hours, beginning to count at sunrise. There was darkness - This could not have been an eclipse of the sun, for the Passover was celebrated at the time of the full moon, when the moon is opposite to the sun. Luke says Luke 23:45 that “the sun was darkened,” but it was not by an eclipse. The only cause of this was the interposing power of God - furnishing…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 45-50Verses 45-50 During the three hours which the darkness continued, Jesus was in agony, wrestling with the powers of darkness, and suffering his Father's displeasure against the sin of man, for which he was now making his soul an offering. Never were there three such hours since the day God created man upon the earth, never such a dark and awful scene; it was the turning point of that great affair, man's redemption and salvation. Jesus uttered a complaint…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45darkness: This represents God's judgment. Or, it could more specifically refer to the coming of the day of the Lord (see Amos 5:18, 20; 8:9–10; also Jeremiah 4:27–28; 13:16; 15:9).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Matthew 27:45 Matt 27:45-56: Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49 ↩
- 2. Matthew 27:45 I.e. 12 noon ↩
- 3. Matthew 27:45 Or occurred ↩
- 4. Matthew 27:45 I.e. 3 p.m. ↩
Commentaries on Matthew 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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