Verse Comparison: Luke 23:44
American Standard Version
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Amplified® Bible
It was now about the sixth hour (midday), and darkness enveloped the whole land {and} earth until the ninth hour (about three o'clock in the afternoon),
Contemporary English Version
Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon.
Darby English Version
And it was about [the] sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour.
Good News Bible
It was about twelve o'clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o'clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two.
International Standard Version
It was already about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon
King James Version
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
New American Standard Bible
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
New International Version
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land 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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
It had now become about the sixth hour, and darkness fell 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,
