Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And about the ninth hour,.... Or three o'clock in the afternoon, which was about the time of the slaying and offering of the daily sacrifice, which was an eminent type of Christ. The Jews say (i),…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Now 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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
from the sixth hour … unto the ninth hour From 12 to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the hours of the Paschal sacrifice.
there was darkness over all the land Not the darkness of an eclipse, for it was the…
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