Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

Cross-references

Amos 8:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Amos 8:9 prophesies a daytime darkness at noon, which is fulfilled in the crucifixion darkness described here.

Mark 15:33 Parallel

Mark 15:33 is the parallel account — records the same darkness from sixth to ninth hour.

Luke 23:44 Parallel

Luke 23:44 provides the same timing and darkness, confirming the synoptic account of the crucifixion darkness.

Luke 23:45 Parallel

Luke 23:45 adds that the sun's light failed and records the temple veil tearing, expanding the cosmic signs at the crucifixion.

Exodus 10:21 records the plague of darkness over Egypt, a typological foreshadowing of the supernatural darkness at the crucifixion.

Joel 2:31 Prophetic fulfillment

Joel 2:31 prophesies the sun turned to darkness before the day of the Lord; this darkness partially fulfills that sign.

Acts 2:20 Citation

Acts 2:20 quotes Joel's prophecy of the sun turned to darkness, confirming this darkness as its fulfillment.

Revelation 6:12 describes the sun turning black at the sixth seal — echoing the crucifixion darkness as a sign of divine judgment.

Mark 15:34 Parallel

Mark 15:34 records Jesus' cry at the ninth hour — the moment the darkness ended, linking the two events.