Luke 23:45

45 The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,

Luke 23:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:45

And the sun was darkened
There was an eclipse of it, which was preternatural, it being now full moon, and lasted three hours, and so total, as to darken the whole earth; and now was the prophecy in ( Amos 8:9 ) literally fulfilled: and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. The Persic version renders it, "the gate of the temple"; and so the Syriac version, "the face of the gate of the temple"; (See Gill on Matthew 27:51).

Luke 23:45 In-Context

43 "I tell you in solemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."

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

45 The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,

46 and Jesus cried out in a loud voice, and said, "Father, to Thy hands I entrust my spirit." And after uttering these words He yielded up His spirit.

47 The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."