# Luke 23.45

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 43. And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.</span> 44. And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
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> **45. the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.**
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> 46. And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. 47. And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. (Luke 23:43-47, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 43. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”</span> 44. It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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> **45. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.**
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> 46. Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last. 47. When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.” (Luke 23:43-47, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 43. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.</span> 44. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. <sup>earth: or, land</sup>
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> **45. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.**
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> 46. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, <span class="rl-speech">Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.</span> 47. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. (Luke 23:43-47, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 43. and Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'</span> 44. And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,
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> **45. and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,**
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> 46. and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">'Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;'</span> and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit. 47. And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;' (Luke 23:43-47, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.