It was now only midday, yet the whole world became dark for three hours as the light of the sun faded away.
For three hours, beginning at noon, a sudden and unexpected darkness came over the earth.
For the sun will be turned dark and the moon blood-red before that great and awesome appearance of the day of the Lord.
and graves were opened. Then many of the holy ones who had died were brought back to life and came out of their graves.
And it was now almost noon. And it was the same day they were preparing to slay the Passover lambs. Then Pilate said to the Jewish officials, “Look! Here is your king!”
When the Roman military officer who was standing right in front of Jesus saw how he died, he said, “There is no doubt this man was the Son of God!”
By God’s direction, they spoke and released a plague of thick darkness over the land.