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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

Context of Matthew 27:45

43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him. From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). 47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:45 word by word

Ἀπὸ δὲ ἕκτης ὥρας σκότος ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• there wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the ninthἔννατοςennatos · ninth (hour)G1766

Cross-references for Matthew 27:45

• Mark 15:25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
• Luke 23:44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
• Isaiah 50:3I clothe the heavens with darkness and make sackcloth its covering.”
• Amos 8:9“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.
• Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
• Revelation 9:2When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.

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

Topics related to Matthew 27:45

• Astronomy
• Darkness
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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