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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 23:44-49

In these verses we have three things:? I. Christ's dying magnified by the prodigies that attended it: only two are here mentioned, which we had an account of before. 1. The darkening of the sun at noon-day. It was now about the sixth hour, that is, according to our computation, twelve o?clock at noon; and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. The sun was eclipsed and the air exceedingly clouded at the same time, both which concurred to this thick darkness, which... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 23:44-49

23:44-49 By this time it was about midday, and there was darkness over the whole land until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the light of the sun failed. And the veil of the Temple was rent in the midst. When Jesus had cried with a great voice, he said, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." When he had said this he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God. "Truly," he said, "this was a good man." All the crowds, who had come together to see the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:48

And all the people that came together to that sight ,.... To see the execution of Jesus; and some of them might be his inveterate enemies, and came to insult him, and did insult him; many of these, though not every individual of them: beholding the things which were done ; the eclipse, earthquake, &c.; smote their breasts ; as conscious of guilt, and as fearing some dreadful judgment would fall upon them, and their nation, for this sin of crucifying Christ. The Persic version... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 23:48

And all the people - All were deeply affected except the priests, and those whom they had employed to serve their base purposes. The darkness, earthquake, etc., had brought terror and consternation into every heart. How dreadful is the state of those who, in consequence of their long opposition to the grace and truth of God, are at last given up to a reprobate mind! read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:47-56

Friday night until Sunday morning. " It is finished ! " But there are witnesses to the solemnity of the moment and the significance of the word, whose testimony gives weight to the voice of conscience. The rumble and reel of the earth-quake are felt. When "the loud voice" is uttered, the veil which separates the most holy from the holy place is torn in two; an ominous darkness covers the city; there is a crash as of rending rocks and opening tombs, and strange forms, as of those who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:47-56

The consequences of our Savior's death. Our Lord died in the light. The disappearance of the darkness before his decease was an outward symbol of the light and serenity which came across his spirit. His departure exercised a powerful influence upon all around the cross. Let us notice the consequences of the death, as detailed by Luke. I. THE ROMAN CENTURION WAS CONVINCED OF CHRIST 'S RIGHTEOUSNESS AND DIVINE SONSHIP . The smiting on the breast was a sign of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:48

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned . We must remember that the condemnation of the Christ was no spontaneous deed of the multitude. Their miserable share in the act was suggested to them by their rulers. In the multitude very quickly revulsion of feeling sets in, and they often regret the past with a bitter, useless regret. The wave of sorrow which seems to have swept across those wavering, unstable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:48

Sacred impressions. There was a considerable company of spectators at the Crucifixion. They were attracted not only by the spectacle of a triple execution, but, far more, by the fact that the Prophet whose fame had filled the land was to be led forth to die. It was not the riffraff of Jerusalem merely that "beheld the things that were done." The sense of impropriety in attendance at such sanguinary and harrowing scenes is quite modern. It did not prevail there and then. Probably the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 23:47-49

See the notes at Matthew 27:52-55.Luke 23:48The things which were done - The earthquake, the darkness, and the sufferings of Jesus.Smote their breasts - In token of alarm, fear, and anguish. They saw the judgments of God; they saw the guilt of the rulers; and they feared the farther displeasure of the Almighty. read more

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