Luke 23:44
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
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- Matt 27:45 : 45 Jesus’ Death Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
- Amos 8:9 : 9 In 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.
- Acts 2:20 : 20 The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
- Hab 3:8-9 : 8 Was the LORD mad at the rivers? Were you angry with the rivers? Were you enraged at the sea? Such that you would climb into your horse-drawn chariots, your victorious chariots? 9 Your bow is ready for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the earth’s surface. 10 When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high. 11 The sun and moon stand still in their courses; the flash of your arrows drives them away, the bright light of your lightning-quick spear.
- Matt 27:52 : 52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.
- Mark 15:33-34 : 33 Jesus’ Death Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 Around 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?”
- Mark 15:39 : 39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
- John 19:14 : 14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
- Exod 10:21-23 : 21 The Ninth Blow: Darkness The LORD said to Moses,“Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt.” 22 So Moses extended his hand toward heaven, and there was absolute darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see another person, and no one could rise from his place for three days. But the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
- Ps 105:28 : 28 He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.
- Joel 2:31 : 31 The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the LORD comes– that great and terrible day!
- Amos 5:18 : 18 The Lord Demands Justice Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD’s day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
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- Matt 27:44-463 verses92%
44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
45 Jesus’ Death Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Mark 15:32-343 verses91%
32 Let 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.
33 Jesus’ Death Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34 Around 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?”
- Luke 23:45-473 verses87%
45 because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.
46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said,“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.
47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”
- Mark 15:24-263 verses74%
24 Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
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24 The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
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37 But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last.
38 And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
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50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
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43 And Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”
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54 It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.
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9 In 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.
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22 So Moses extended his hand toward heaven, and there was absolute darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
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29 The Arrival of the Son of Man“Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
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53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”
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15 The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
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54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
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5 So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o’clock that afternoon, he did the same thing.
- Luke 23:33-342 verses67%
33 So when they came to the place that is called“The Skull,” they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
34 [But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
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12 Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;
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22 to the land of utter darkness, like the deepest darkness, and the deepest shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
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34 As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
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14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
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22 When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.
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42 Jesus’ Burial Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation(that is, the day before the Sabbath),
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7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
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24 For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
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16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”
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1 For the music director; according to the tune“Morning Doe;” a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
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4 That day– let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!
5 Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
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1 Peter and John Heal a Lame Man at the Temple Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.
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20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
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20 The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
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6 As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
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18 There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
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12 These men change night into day; they say,‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’
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29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.