Mark 15:33

Mark 15:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
• New International Version (NIV)At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Context of Mark 15:33

31In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law – were mocking him among themselves: “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! 32Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35When some of the bystanders heard it they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah!”

Mark 15:33 word by word

Καὶ γενομένης ὥρας ἕκτης σκότος ἐγένετο ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when the sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• was comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the ninthἔννατοςennatos · ninth (hour)G1766

Cross-references for Mark 15:33

• Mark 15:25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
• Matthew 27:45Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
• Luke 23:44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
• Psalms 105:28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.
• Isaiah 50:3I can clothe the sky in darkness; I can cover it with sackcloth.”
• Amos 8:9In that day,” says the sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.

Commentaries on Mark 15:33

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-41Verses 33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to be offered as a sacrifice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land: The whole land likely refers to all of Judah. The darkness was both real and symbolic. It showed the evil nature of what was happening and gave a sign of the judgment that Jesus said would come on Israel (see 13:1–31; 14:58; 15:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:33

• Darkness
• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sun

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Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• 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