What time was Jesus crucified?

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Summary

  • The Gospels provide different time markers for Jesus’s crucifixion: Mark states it began at the third hour (9 a.m.), while John mentions the sixth hour (noon) as when the trial was concluding.
  • During the period from noon to 3 p.m., a supernatural darkness covered the land, ending at the ninth hour (3 p.m.) when Jesus died.
  • The differences in timekeeping may be due to Mark using Jewish time while John used Roman time, which aligns the accounts harmoniously.
  • The events of Jesus’s final hours reflect significant theological meanings, such as Jesus being the true Passover Lamb and the fulfillment of the sacrificial system.

The Hours of the Cross: A Faithful Guide to When Jesus Was Crucified To ask about the time of Jesus’s crucifixion is to ask a question from the heart. It is a question that shows you care deeply about the story of our salvation and that you long to understand every detail of our Lord’s sacrifice. It is a question that arises not from doubt, but from a desire to draw closer to the reality of what happened on that…

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