The sun's light failing (του ηλιου εκλειποντος). Genitive absolute of the present active participle of εκλειπω, an old verb, to le…

And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom. And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me i…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: As soon as the Lord of all was handed over to be crucified, the whole framework of the world mourned …

Luke refrains from giving a precise time but does imply by the word “now” that the preceding events had filled the morning. There was darkness from…

And the sun was darkened
There was an eclipse of it, which was preternatural, it being now full moon, and lasted thr…

We have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his sou…