Matthew 5:5

5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Matthew 9:26

9:26 And the news of this spread throughout that region.

Matthew 27:45

Jesus’ Death

27:45 Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.


tn For the translation of τὴν γῆν ἐκείνην (thn ghn ekeinhn) as “that region,” see L&N 1.79.

tn Grk “from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.”

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