Luke 23:44
Modern Translations
New International Version
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

New Living Translation
By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

English Standard Version
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

Berean Study Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

New American Standard Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour,

NASB 1995
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,

NASB 1977
And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,

Amplified Bible
It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),

Christian Standard Bible
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,

Contemporary English Version
Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Around noon darkness came over the entire land and lasted until three in the afternoon.

International Standard Version
It was already about noon, and the whole land became dark until three in the afternoon

NET Bible
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

New King James Version
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

King James 2000 Bible
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

New Heart English Bible
And it was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

World English Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

American King James Version
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

American Standard Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,

A Faithful Version
Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Darby Bible Translation
And it was about [the] sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour.

English Revised Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,

Webster's Bible Translation
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darkenes ouer all the land, vntill the ninth houre.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darknesse ouer al the earth vntyll the ninth houre.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And it was aboute the sixte houre, and there was darknesse ouer ye whole londe vntyll the nyenth houre.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And it was about the sixt houre. And ther came a darcknes over all the londe vntyll ye nynth houre
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,

Berean Literal Bible
And now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Young's Literal Translation
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,

Smith's Literal Translation
And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness was upon all the earth till the ninth hour.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And it was already about the sixth hour and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now it was nearly the sixth hour, and a darkness occurred over the entire earth, until the ninth hour.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But it was about the sixth hour and there was darkness upon all the earth until the ninth hour.

Lamsa Bible
Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness fell upon the whole earth, until the ninth hour.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.

Godbey New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

Haweis New Testament
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Mace New Testament
About the sixth hour, it was dark all over the land till the ninth hour.

Weymouth New Testament
It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

Worrell New Testament
And it was already about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land till the ninth hour,

Worsley New Testament
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.
















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