Luke 23:44  "...the sixth hour...darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour" Sixth hour of daylight approximately, starting at 6:00 am.  So this would be 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm.  Other gospel accounts tell us He was crucified at the third hour or 9:00 am.  Was on the cross for six hours total.  Some …

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Luke 23:26  "...on him they laid the cross..." Some debate over whether the cross consisted of a full vertical and cross piece or just the cross piece.  Either way, it was a burden too great for Jesus to bear in His current physical condition. 28  "...Jesus, turning to them..." Interesting that Luke is the only …

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Luke 23:2  "...perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King" Two lies and the truth.  And they had to add something to the truth.  To say that Jesus was the Christ would not have meant anything to Pilate, just a religious figure.  So they had …

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