KJV ORIGINAL
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When noon hit, darkness covered everything until 3 PM.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even the sun couldn't watch what was happening to Jesus.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Mark, this verse is part of the account of Jesus' crucifixion, where He was nailed to the cross as a fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. The sixth hour refers to about noon in the Jewish time system, and the darkness that fell until the ninth hour (around 3 PM) was a supernatural event that symbolized divine judgment and possibly echoed Old Testament prophecies like those in Amos. This moment highlighted the cosmic significance of Jesus' death, showing how God's creation responded to the Savior's suffering.
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