Deuteronomy 5:22-23

The Narrative of the Sinai Revelation and Israel’s Response

5:22 The Lord said these things to your entire assembly at the mountain from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the darkness with a loud voice, and that was all he said. ¹  Then he inscribed the words ²  on two stone tablets and gave them to me. 5:23 Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.

Mark 15:33

Jesus’ Death

15:33 Now ³  when it was noon, ⁴  darkness came over the whole land ⁵  until three in the afternoon. ⁶ 

John 13:7

13:7 Jesus replied, ⁷  “You do not understand ⁸  what I am doing now, but you will understand ⁹  after these things.”

¹ tn Heb “and he added no more” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NLT “This was all he said at that time.”

² tn Heb “them”; the referent (the words spoken by the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

⁴ tn Grk “When the sixth hour had come.”

⁵ sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.

⁶ tn Grk “until the ninth hour.”

⁷ tn Grk “answered and said to him.”

⁸ tn Grk “You do not know.”

⁹ tn Grk “you will know.”