Matthew 27:45

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

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Referenced Verses

  • Amos 8:9 : 9 And it will come about in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down in the middle of the day, and I will make the earth dark in daylight:
  • Luke 23:44-45 : 44 And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour; 45 The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
  • Mark 15:25 : 25 And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.
  • Mark 15:33-34 : 33 And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
  • Rev 8:12 : 12 And at the sounding of the fourth angel, a third part of the sun, and of the moon, and of the stars was made dark, so that there was no light for a third part of the day and of the night.
  • Rev 9:2 : 2 And he made the great deep open and a smoke went up from it, like the smoke of a great oven; and the sun and the air were made dark because of the smoke.
  • Isa 50:3 : 3 By me the heavens are clothed with black, and I make haircloth their robe.

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  • 94%

    32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

    33 And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

    34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

    35 And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

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    44 And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;

    45 The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

    46 And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

  • 81%

    46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

    47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

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    25 And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

    26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    27 And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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    37 And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

    38 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

    39 And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

  • 24 But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

  • 73%

    43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

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    50 And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

    51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

  • Ps 22:1-2
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    72%

    1 <To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.> My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?

    2 O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.

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    21 And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out to heaven, and all the land of Egypt will be dark, so that men will be feeling their way about in the dark.

    22 And when Moses' hand was stretched out, dark night came over all the land of Egypt for three days;

  • 15 Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.

  • 9 And it will come about in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down in the middle of the day, and I will make the earth dark in daylight:

  • 54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

  • 22 A land of thick dark, without order, where the very light is dark.

  • Job 3:4-5
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    4 That day--let it be dark; let not God take note of it from on high, and let not the light be shining on it;

    5 Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves; let it be covered with a cloud; let the dark shades of day send fear on it.

  • 12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.

  • 12 And I saw when the sixth stamp was undone, and there was a great earth-shock; and the sun became black as haircloth, and all the moon became as blood;

  • 22 And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.

  • 5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same.

  • 29 But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

  • 53 When I was in the Temple with you every day, your hands were not stretched out against me: but this is your hour, and the authority of the dark power.

  • 40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • 14 In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.

  • 16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

  • 14 (It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

  • 3 The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.

  • 38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

  • 6 And in that day there will be no heat or cold or ice;

  • 10 For the stars of heaven and its bright armies will not give their light: the sun will be made dark in his journey through the heaven, and the moon will keep back her light.

  • 9 Let its morning stars be dark; let it be looking for light, but may it not have any; let it not see the eyes of the dawn.

  • 30 And his voice will be loud over him in that day like the sounding of the sea: and if a man's eyes are turned to the earth, it is all dark and full of trouble; and the light is made dark by thick clouds.

  • 20 The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

  • 20 Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it?

  • 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour.