{"id":18250,"date":"2025-02-12T01:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/?p=18250"},"modified":"2025-09-18T04:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:45:49","slug":"what-time-did-jesus-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/what-time-did-jesus-die\/","title":{"rendered":"What Time Did Jesus Die?  (The Answer Might Surprise You)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\" style=\"\">What Time Did Jesus Die? (The Answer Might Surprise You)<\/h2>\n<p>    <span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9575\" data-init-width=\"450\" data-init-height=\"600\" title=\"Joshua Schachterle\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joshua-Schachterle-Bart-Ehrman-Author-1-1.png\" data-width=\"218\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 450 \/ 600;\" width=\"218\" height=\"290\" data-height=\"290\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/author\/marko\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/author\/joshua-schachterle\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Schachterle, Ph.D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author | &nbsp;Professor | Scholar<\/p>\n<p>Author | &nbsp;Professor | BE Contributor<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Verified! &nbsp;See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/editorial-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">editorial guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Verified! &nbsp;See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/editorial-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\nDate written: February 12th, 2025\n<p style=\"\">\nDate written: February 12th, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. &#8211; Dr. Bart D. Ehrman<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The question of the exact time when Jesus died on the cross is actually quite complicated<\/strong>. While many are familiar with the accounts of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/jesus-on-the-cross\/\"> his crucifixion<\/a>, the precise time of his death remains unclear to some Bible readers \u2014 especially when considering the context of ancient timekeeping methods.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So what time did Jesus die? In this article, I\u2019ll answer that question by exploring ancient time-measurement methods and then examining how these methods influenced the Gospel narratives surrounding Jesus\u2019 death. By understanding this background, we can better interpret the timing of this pivotal event in history.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What time did Jesus die\" data-id=\"18253\" width=\"697\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"290\" data-init-height=\"800\" title=\"what time did Jesus die_\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-time-did-Jesus-die_.png\" data-width=\"697\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1920 \/ 800;\" data-height=\"290\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\">Time Measurement in the Ancient World<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>In order to answer the question of precisely what time Jesus died on the cross, we must first understand how time was measured in his historical time and location<\/strong>. There were no watches and no precise mechanical clocks then, so how did people measure the hours of the day?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the ancient Jewish context in which Jesus lived and died, the time of daylight was divided into 12 units called hours (Greek: h\u014drai). So far, that sounds like our modern system. However, since there were no precise clocks, the duration of an hour was not entirely fixed. In his book<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WPzTPs\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\"> Roman Pompeii: Space and Society<\/a>, for example, Ray Laurence notes that in the ancient Mediterranean world, an hour in midwinter would only last about 45 minutes since the daylight time is shorter. An hour in midsummer, on the other hand, would last about 75 minutes since there was more daylight time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">(<em>Affiliate Disclaimer: We may earn commissions on products you purchase through this page at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting our site!<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So how did ancient people refer to the times of the day? Our modern system of hours begins measuring each new day at midnight. Midnight to 1:00 is the first hour of the day, 1:00 to 2:00 is the second hour of the day, etc. However, while the Roman system of time measurement similarly marked the first hour of a new day at midnight, in<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q6ReQs\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\"> Time and Process in Ancient Judaism<\/a>, Sacha Stern writes that the Jewish system designated the first hour of the day at dawn, usually somewhere around 6:00 AM for us. They would call this the 1st hour, remembering, of course, that the duration of an hour was flexible and depended on the seasons and amount of daylight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This variability of hours also meant that all specified times of the day were approximate rather than precise. If you were told to arrive somewhere \u201cat the 9th hour,\u201d there was no precise time corresponding to this designation. Instead, people made rough estimates of when that time was according to the position of the sun and arrived about that time. This meant that they couldn\u2019t consider someone late unless they had missed the time by at least a few hours.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To sum all this up, what was called the 1st &nbsp;hour in ancient Palestine occurred at about 6:00 AM. That meant that the 6th hour was around noon. Sunset was the 12th hour or around 6:00 PM. Therefore, when we read ancient accounts of times of the day, we have to translate those hours into rough estimates of what modern time each hour would correspond to, including the season since that affected the length of each hour.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Having explained the way time was measured and designated in Jesus\u2019 world, I\u2019ll now look at the Gospel accounts of Jesus\u2019 crucifixion and see what time they say he died. Remember, by the way, that we have no eyewitness accounts of the crucifixion. Instead, we have oral traditions passed down through generations and written down decades after Jesus died. <strong>However, since &nbsp;the Gospels are the only ancient sources that talk about what time Jesus died, that\u2019s all we have to go on<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE of the Historical Jesus!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Think you know the Jesus of the Bible?&nbsp; Uncover the historical figure behind the texts!<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;10c55&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;10c55&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(255, 133, 34)&#8221;}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;10c55&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(19, 114, 211)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:210,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.83,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.45,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ <a href=\"#cb23c204d6\" style=\"\"><span>    <\/span> <span><span style=\"\"><strong>sTART QUIZ<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It&#8217;s free!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What Time Was Jesus Crucified in the Gospel of Mark?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since Mark is our earliest written Gospel, it\u2019s a good place to start this investigation. Mark refers to specific times of the day leading up to and including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/how-did-jesus-die\/\"> Jesus\u2019 crucifixion<\/a>. Also, since Jesus\u2019 crucifixion happened in the spring (probably in April), we know that the length of hours roughly corresponded to the length of our standard modern hours:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.- Mark 15:1<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAs soon as it was morning\u201d most likely indicates the 1st hour, or about 6:00 in the morning. We don\u2019t know how long the council would have met, but since they\u2019d also gathered the night before in Mark\u2019s story, it was probably a brief meeting, and Jesus would have arrived at the court of Pilate between 7:00 and 8:00 AM.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">It was the 3rd hour when they crucified him.- Mark 15:25<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As I said above, the first hour was about 6:00 in the morning. This means that the 3rd hour was about 9:00 in the morning. In fact, the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition actually just says \u201cnine o\u2019 clock in the morning\u201d in its translation just to make things clear to modern readers. Keep in mind, though, that this was when they first put Jesus on the cross, not when he died.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/when-did-jesus-die\/\"> Death by crucifixion<\/a> was as slow as it was tortuous.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">When it was the 6th hour, darkness came over the whole land until the 9th hour. At the 9th hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, \u201cEloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?\u201d which means, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, \u201cListen, he is calling for Elijah.\u201d And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, \u201cWait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.\u201d Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.- Mark 15:33-37<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So if the 3rd hour was 9:00 AM, the 6th hour was noon. At noon, darkness fell over the land for three hours. At the 9th hour, or 3:00 PM, Jesus cried out his last words and soon died. <strong>According to Mark, then, Jesus died at about 3:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Time Did Jesus Die in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019ve read many of the previous posts on this website, you probably know that Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the Synoptic Gospels. The word \u201csynoptic\u201c is derived from a Greek word meaning \u201cseen together\u201d because the three Gospels share a lot of the same material. Since scholars know that Mark was written before Matthew and Luke, they assume that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. This doesn\u2019t mean that Mark was their only source \u2014 there is some material in both Gospels that is independent of Mark \u2014 but when they used Mark, they most often copied whole sections word for word. This is the case with most of the chronology of Mark, as well as some of the descriptions of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/what-day-did-jesus-die\/\"> the crucifixion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Although neither Matthew nor Luke say what time Jesus was first placed on the cross, they both agree with the other two times Mark mentions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">From the 6th hour on, darkness came over the whole land until the 9th hour. And about the 9th hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, \u201cEli, Eli, lema sabachthani?\u201d that is, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, \u201cThis man is calling for Elijah.\u201d At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, \u201cWait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.\u201d Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.- Matthew 25:45-50<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">It was now about the 6th hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the 9th hour, while the sun\u2019s light failed, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, \u201cFather, into your hands I commend my spirit.\u201d Having said this, he breathed his last.- Luke 23:44-46<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>True to form, then, Matthew and Luke agree with their source Mark that Jesus died around 3:00 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<h2>What Time Did Jesus Die on the Cross in the Gospel of John?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Since John didn\u2019t use Mark as a source (although there is some debate about this), his timeline of Jesus\u2019 life is often quite different from the Synoptics<\/strong>. In John, for instance, Jesus\u2019 Cleansing of the Temple, in which he drives out the money-changers, happens at the beginning of his ministry. This happens at the end of the Synoptics\u2019 version, on the other hand, and seems to precipitate Jesus\u2019 arrest. In addition, John contains miracle stories \u2014 like the turning of water to wine \u2014 which the other three do not.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As you might expect, then, John\u2019s chronology of the crucifixion is a bit different, as well:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about the 6th hour. He [Pilate] said to the Jews, \u201cHere is your King!\u201d They cried out, \u201cAway with him! Away with him! Crucify him!\u201d Pilate asked them, \u201cShall I crucify your King?\u201d The chief priests answered, \u201cWe have no king but Caesar.\u201d Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.- John 19:14-16<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Unlike in Mark, Jesus is presented to the crowd by Pilate at noon. By noon in Mark (and presumably in Matthew and Luke as well), Jesus had already been on the cross for three hours. We can presume, then, that John\u2019s Jesus died later than Mark\u2019s, although the Gospel of John is not specific about the exact hour Jesus died.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, in<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/14750495\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"> \u201cThe History and Pathology of Crucifixion,\u201d<\/a> F.P. Retief and L. Cilliers write that death by crucifixion could take anywhere from six hours to four days. Although John is generally silent on the matter of the time of death, it was presumably before sundown since it was the day before the Sabbath, which began at sundown, and bodies had to be taken down before the Sabbath. However, Mark says it took six hours, with Jesus dying at about 3:00 in the afternoon. Since that time frame accords with Retief and Cilliers\u2019 assessment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/how-long-was-jesus-on-the-cross\/\" target=\"_blank\">how long<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/when-did-jesus-die\/\"> crucifixions<\/a> lasted, it\u2019s safe to say that Jesus probably died around 3:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The exact hour Jesus died\" data-id=\"18252\" width=\"697\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"290\" data-init-height=\"800\" title=\"the exact hour Jesus died\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-exact-hour-Jesus-died.png\" data-width=\"697\" data-height=\"290\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1920 \/ 800;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ancient people didn\u2019t have the luxury of measuring the hours of the day as precisely as we can. Instead, they generally divided up the daylight time into twelve units they called hours, with the hours lasting different lengths depending on how long daylight lasted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jews started measuring the hours with the 1st hour at dawn, corresponding roughly to our 6:00 AM. The day then concluded with the 12th hour, about 6:00 PM. This is how times of the day are referred to throughout the New Testament.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">What time did Jesus die? Mark says that he was placed on the cross at the 3rd hour, or 9:00 AM. At the 6th hour, or noon, he says that darkness fell over the land, lasting until the 9th hour, or 3:00 PM, when Jesus finally gave up the ghost. Matthew and Luke, following Mark\u2019s timeline, agree that the time of Jesus\u2019 death was 3:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">John, although he doesn\u2019t actually say what time Jesus was crucified, does say that at noon \u2014 the 6th hour \u2014 Pilate was still trying him. However, when he died, it must have been before dark since the Sabbath would begin at nightfall and no dead bodies could be left unburied.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since we have some medical information that crucifixion usually took at least six hours, it is safest to accept Mark\u2019s timeline: Jesus died at about 3:00 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE of the Historical Jesus!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Think you know the Jesus of the Bible?&nbsp; Uncover the historical figure behind the texts!<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;10c55&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;10c55&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(255, 133, 34)&#8221;}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;10c55&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(19, 114, 211)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:210,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.83,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.45,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ <a href=\"#cb23c204d6\" style=\"\"><span>    <\/span> <span><span style=\"\"><strong>sTART QUIZ<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It&#8217;s free!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Time Did Jesus Die? (The Answer Might Surprise You) Written by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.D Author | &nbsp;Professor | Scholar Author | &nbsp;Professor | BE Contributor Verified! &nbsp;See our editorial guidelines Verified! &nbsp;See our guidelines Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":18253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce200\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-button thrv-button-v2 tcb-local-vars-root\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce240\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"thrive-colors-palette-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_colors_palette__{\"active_palette\":0,\"config\":{\"colors\":{\"62516\":{\"name\":\"Main Accent\",\"parent\":-1}},\"gradients\":[]},\"palettes\":[{\"name\":\"Default Palette\",\"value\":{\"colors\":{\"62516\":{\"val\":\"var(--tcb-skin-color-0)\"}},\"gradients\":[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/category\/historical-jesus\/\" class=\"tcb-button-link tcb-plain-text\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tcb-button-texts\"><span class=\"tcb-button-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce254\">Historical Jesus<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" id=\"article-title\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce264\" style=\"\">What Time Did Jesus Die? (The Answer Might Surprise You)<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_symbol thrive-shortcode thrv_symbol_17826\" data-shortcode=\"thrive_symbol\" data-id=\"17826\" data-selector=\".thrv_symbol_17826\"><div class=\"thrive-shortcode-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_post_symbol__{\"id\":\"17826\"}__CONFIG_post_symbol__<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce275\">Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. - Dr. Bart D. Ehrman<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce280\">\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The question of the exact time when Jesus died on the cross is actually quite complicated<\/strong>. While many are familiar with the accounts of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/jesus-on-the-cross\/\"> his crucifixion<\/a>, the precise time of his death remains unclear to some Bible readers \u2014 especially when considering the context of ancient timekeeping methods.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">So what time did Jesus die? In this article, I\u2019ll answer that question by exploring ancient time-measurement methods and then examining how these methods influenced the Gospel narratives surrounding Jesus\u2019 death. By understanding this background, we can better interpret the timing of this pivotal event in history.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce3c3\" data-type=\"\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-18253\" alt=\"What time did Jesus die\" data-id=\"18253\" width=\"697\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"290\" data-init-height=\"800\" title=\"what time did Jesus die_\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-time-did-Jesus-die_.png\" data-width=\"697\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1920 \/ 800;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce3d2\" data-height=\"290\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\">Time Measurement in the Ancient World<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>In order to answer the question of precisely what time Jesus died on the cross, we must first understand how time was measured in his historical time and location<\/strong>. There were no watches and no precise mechanical clocks then, so how did people measure the hours of the day?<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In the ancient Jewish context in which Jesus lived and died, the time of daylight was divided into 12 units called hours (Greek: h\u014drai). So far, that sounds like our modern system. However, since there were no precise clocks, the duration of an hour was not entirely fixed. In his book<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WPzTPs\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\"> Roman Pompeii: Space and Society<\/a>, for example, Ray Laurence notes that in the ancient Mediterranean world, an hour in midwinter would only last about 45 minutes since the daylight time is shorter. An hour in midsummer, on the other hand, would last about 75 minutes since there was more daylight time.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">(<em>Affiliate Disclaimer: We may earn commissions on products you purchase through this page at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting our site!<\/em>)<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">So how did ancient people refer to the times of the day? Our modern system of hours begins measuring each new day at midnight. Midnight to 1:00 is the first hour of the day, 1:00 to 2:00 is the second hour of the day, etc. However, while the Roman system of time measurement similarly marked the first hour of a new day at midnight, in<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q6ReQs\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\"> Time and Process in Ancient Judaism<\/a>, Sacha Stern writes that the Jewish system designated the first hour of the day at dawn, usually somewhere around 6:00 AM for us. They would call this the 1st hour, remembering, of course, that the duration of an hour was flexible and depended on the seasons and amount of daylight.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">This variability of hours also meant that all specified times of the day were approximate rather than precise. If you were told to arrive somewhere \u201cat the 9th hour,\u201d there was no precise time corresponding to this designation. Instead, people made rough estimates of when that time was according to the position of the sun and arrived about that time. This meant that they couldn\u2019t consider someone late unless they had missed the time by at least a few hours.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">To sum all this up, what was called the 1st &nbsp;hour in ancient Palestine occurred at about 6:00 AM. That meant that the 6th hour was around noon. Sunset was the 12th hour or around 6:00 PM. Therefore, when we read ancient accounts of times of the day, we have to translate those hours into rough estimates of what modern time each hour would correspond to, including the season since that affected the length of each hour.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Having explained the way time was measured and designated in Jesus\u2019 world, I\u2019ll now look at the Gospel accounts of Jesus\u2019 crucifixion and see what time they say he died. Remember, by the way, that we have no eyewitness accounts of the crucifixion. Instead, we have oral traditions passed down through generations and written down decades after Jesus died. <strong>However, since &nbsp;the Gospels are the only ancient sources that talk about what time Jesus died, that\u2019s all we have to go on<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_symbol thrive-shortcode thrv_symbol_4835\" data-shortcode=\"thrive_symbol\" data-id=\"4835\" data-selector=\".thrv_symbol_4835\"><div class=\"thrive-shortcode-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_post_symbol__{\"id\":\"4835\"}__CONFIG_post_symbol__<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\">What Time Was Jesus Crucified in the Gospel of Mark?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Since Mark is our earliest written Gospel, it\u2019s a good place to start this investigation. Mark refers to specific times of the day leading up to and including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/how-did-jesus-die\/\"> Jesus\u2019 crucifixion<\/a>. Also, since Jesus\u2019 crucifixion happened in the spring (probably in April), we know that the length of hours roughly corresponded to the length of our standard modern hours:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce6c2\" style=\"\" data-ct-name=\"Styled Box 08\" data-ct=\"stylebox-76181\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-genealogy-of-jesus-examining-jesus-family-tree-chart-form-67a3ad&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce6d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce6e6\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce6f2\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce704\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce718\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce725\"><p dir=\"ltr\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce736\">As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.<br><br>- Mark 15:1<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce746\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce752\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce760\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce770\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce796\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12425\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce7a4\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce746\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce7b3\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce7c6\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce7d0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce7e3\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12424\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce7f4\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAs soon as it was morning\u201d most likely indicates the 1st hour, or about 6:00 in the morning. We don\u2019t know how long the council would have met, but since they\u2019d also gathered the night before in Mark\u2019s story, it was probably a brief meeting, and Jesus would have arrived at the court of Pilate between 7:00 and 8:00 AM.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce805\" style=\"\" data-ct-name=\"Styled Box 08\" data-ct=\"stylebox-76181\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-how-long-was-jesus-on-the-cross-timeline-form-67967d&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce812\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce839\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce847\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce850\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce860\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce875\" style=\"\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce893\">It was the 3rd hour when they crucified him.<br><br>- Mark 15:25<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8a1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8b2\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8c1\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8d5\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8f5\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12425\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce901\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8a1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce913\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce928\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce949\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce959\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12424\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce960\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">As I said above, the first hour was about 6:00 in the morning. This means that the 3rd hour was about 9:00 in the morning. In fact, the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition actually just says \u201cnine o\u2019 clock in the morning\u201d in its translation just to make things clear to modern readers. Keep in mind, though, that this was when they first put Jesus on the cross, not when he died.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/when-did-jesus-die\/\"> Death by crucifixion<\/a> was as slow as it was tortuous.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce805\" style=\"\" data-ct-name=\"Styled Box 08\" data-ct=\"stylebox-76181\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-how-long-was-jesus-on-the-cross-timeline-form-67967d&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce812\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce839\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce847\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce850\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce860\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce875\" style=\"\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce893\">When it was the 6th hour, darkness came over the whole land until the 9th hour. At the 9th hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, \u201cEloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?\u201d which means, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, \u201cListen, he is calling for Elijah.\u201d And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, \u201cWait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.\u201d Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.<br><br>- Mark 15:33-37<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8a1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8b2\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8c1\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8d5\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8f5\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12425\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce901\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce8a1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce913\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce928\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce949\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce959\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12424\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce960\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p dir=\"ltr\">So if the 3rd hour was 9:00 AM, the 6th hour was noon. At noon, darkness fell over the land for three hours. At the 9th hour, or 3:00 PM, Jesus cried out his last words and soon died. <strong>According to Mark, then, Jesus died at about 3:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\">What Time Did Jesus Die in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019ve read many of the previous posts on this website, you probably know that Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the Synoptic Gospels. The word \u201csynoptic\u201c is derived from a Greek word meaning \u201cseen together\u201d because the three Gospels share a lot of the same material. Since scholars know that Mark was written before Matthew and Luke, they assume that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. This doesn\u2019t mean that Mark was their only source \u2014 there is some material in both Gospels that is independent of Mark \u2014 but when they used Mark, they most often copied whole sections word for word. This is the case with most of the chronology of Mark, as well as some of the descriptions of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/what-day-did-jesus-die\/\"> the crucifixion<\/a>.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Although neither Matthew nor Luke say what time Jesus was first placed on the cross, they both agree with the other two times Mark mentions.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9a6\" style=\"\" data-ct-name=\"Styled Box 08\" data-ct=\"stylebox-76181\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-genealogy-of-jesus-examining-jesus-family-tree-chart-form-67a3ad&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9b6\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9c6\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9e2\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9f7\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea04\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea20\" style=\"\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea36\">From the 6th hour on, darkness came over the whole land until the 9th hour. And about the 9th hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, \u201cEli, Eli, lema sabachthani?\u201d that is, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, \u201cThis man is calling for Elijah.\u201d At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, \u201cWait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.\u201d Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.<br><br>- Matthew 25:45-50<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea44\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea61\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea79\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea93\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceaa3\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12425\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceab8\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea44\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcead6\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceae5\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb14\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb26\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12424\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb42\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9a6\" style=\"\" data-ct-name=\"Styled Box 08\" data-ct=\"stylebox-76181\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-genealogy-of-jesus-examining-jesus-family-tree-chart-form-67a3ad&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9b6\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9c6\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9e2\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9f7\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea04\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea20\" style=\"\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea36\">It was now about the 6th hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the 9th hour, while the sun\u2019s light failed, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, \u201cFather, into your hands I commend my spirit.\u201d Having said this, he breathed his last.<br><br>- Luke 23:44-46<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea44\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea61\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea79\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea93\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceaa3\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12425\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceab8\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea44\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcead6\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceae5\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb14\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb26\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12424\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb42\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p>True to form, then, Matthew and Luke agree with their source Mark that Jesus died around 3:00 in the afternoon.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\">What Time Did Jesus Die on the Cross in the Gospel of John?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Since John didn\u2019t use Mark as a source (although there is some debate about this), his timeline of Jesus\u2019 life is often quite different from the Synoptics<\/strong>. In John, for instance, Jesus\u2019 Cleansing of the Temple, in which he drives out the money-changers, happens at the beginning of his ministry. This happens at the end of the Synoptics\u2019 version, on the other hand, and seems to precipitate Jesus\u2019 arrest. In addition, John contains miracle stories \u2014 like the turning of water to wine \u2014 which the other three do not.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">As you might expect, then, John\u2019s chronology of the crucifixion is a bit different, as well:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9a6\" style=\"\" data-ct-name=\"Styled Box 08\" data-ct=\"stylebox-76181\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-genealogy-of-jesus-examining-jesus-family-tree-chart-form-67a3ad&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9b6\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9c6\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9e2\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce9f7\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea04\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea20\" style=\"\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea36\">Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about the 6th hour. He [Pilate] said to the Jews, \u201cHere is your King!\u201d They cried out, \u201cAway with him! Away with him! Crucify him!\u201d Pilate asked them, \u201cShall I crucify your King?\u201d The chief priests answered, \u201cWe have no king but Caesar.\u201d Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.<br><br>- John 19:14-16<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea44\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea61\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea79\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea93\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceaa3\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12425\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12425\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote down\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-down.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceab8\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcea44\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bcead6\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceae5\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb14\" style=\"\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb26\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12424\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12424\" width=\"32\" data-init-width=\"128\" height=\"32\" data-init-height=\"128\" title=\"quote up\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quote-up.png\" data-width=\"32\" data-height=\"32\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 128 \/ 128;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bceb42\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Unlike in Mark, Jesus is presented to the crowd by Pilate at noon. By noon in Mark (and presumably in Matthew and Luke as well), Jesus had already been on the cross for three hours. We can presume, then, that John\u2019s Jesus died later than Mark\u2019s, although the Gospel of John is not specific about the exact hour Jesus died.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">However, in<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/14750495\/\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\"> \u201cThe History and Pathology of Crucifixion,\u201d<\/a> F.P. Retief and L. Cilliers write that death by crucifixion could take anywhere from six hours to four days. Although John is generally silent on the matter of the time of death, it was presumably before sundown since it was the day before the Sabbath, which began at sundown, and bodies had to be taken down before the Sabbath. However, Mark says it took six hours, with Jesus dying at about 3:00 in the afternoon. Since that time frame accords with Retief and Cilliers\u2019 assessment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/how-long-was-jesus-on-the-cross\/\" target=\"_blank\">how long<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/when-did-jesus-die\/\"> crucifixions<\/a> lasted, it\u2019s safe to say that Jesus probably died around 3:00 PM.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce973\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-18252\" alt=\"The exact hour Jesus died\" data-id=\"18252\" width=\"697\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"290\" data-init-height=\"800\" title=\"the exact hour Jesus died\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-exact-hour-Jesus-died.png\" data-width=\"697\" data-height=\"290\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1920 \/ 800;\" data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce994\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\">Conclusion<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Ancient people didn\u2019t have the luxury of measuring the hours of the day as precisely as we can. Instead, they generally divided up the daylight time into twelve units they called hours, with the hours lasting different lengths depending on how long daylight lasted.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Jews started measuring the hours with the 1st hour at dawn, corresponding roughly to our 6:00 AM. The day then concluded with the 12th hour, about 6:00 PM. This is how times of the day are referred to throughout the New Testament.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">What time did Jesus die? Mark says that he was placed on the cross at the 3rd hour, or 9:00 AM. At the 6th hour, or noon, he says that darkness fell over the land, lasting until the 9th hour, or 3:00 PM, when Jesus finally gave up the ghost. Matthew and Luke, following Mark\u2019s timeline, agree that the time of Jesus\u2019 death was 3:00 PM.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">John, although he doesn\u2019t actually say what time Jesus was crucified, does say that at noon \u2014 the 6th hour \u2014 Pilate was still trying him. However, when he died, it must have been before dark since the Sabbath would begin at nightfall and no dead bodies could be left unburied.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Since we have some medical information that crucifixion usually took at least six hours, it is safest to accept Mark\u2019s timeline: Jesus died at about 3:00 in the afternoon.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_symbol thrive-shortcode thrv_symbol_4835\" data-shortcode=\"thrive_symbol\" data-id=\"4835\" data-selector=\".thrv_symbol_4835\"><div class=\"thrive-shortcode-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_post_symbol__{\"id\":\"4835\"}__CONFIG_post_symbol__<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_social_custom thrv_social tve_style_10\" data-counts=\"\" data-min_shares=\"0\" data-device-config=\"{&quot;desktop&quot;:{},&quot;tablet&quot;:{},&quot;mobile&quot;:{&quot;button_type&quot;:&quot;tve_social_ib&quot;,&quot;showCount&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}}\">\n<div class=\"tve_social_items tve_social_custom tve-prevent-content-edit tve_style_10 tve_social_itb\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_s_item tve_s_fb_share tve_share_item\" data-s=\"fb_share\" data-href=\"{tcb_post_url}\" data-label=\"Share\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"tve_s_link\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_s_icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 264 512\" data-id=\"icon-fb\" data-name=\"\">\n            <path d=\"M76.7 512V283H0v-91h76.7v-71.7C76.7 42.4 124.3 0 193.8 0c33.3 0 61.9 2.5 70.2 3.6V85h-48.2c-37.8 0-45.1 18-45.1 44.3V192H256l-11.7 91h-73.6v229\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tve_s_text\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tve_s_count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_s_item tve_s_t_share tve_share_item\" data-s=\"t_share\" data-href=\"{tcb_post_url}\" data-label=\"Tweet\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"tve_s_link\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_s_icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-t\" data-name=\"\">\n            <path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tve_s_text tve-froala\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tve_s_count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_s_item tve_s_pin_share tve_share_item\" data-s=\"pin_share\" data-href=\"{tcb_post_url}\" data-label=\"Pin\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"tve_s_link\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_s_icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" data-id=\"icon-pin\" data-name=\"\">\n            <path d=\"M204 6.5C101.4 6.5 0 74.9 0 185.6 0 256 39.6 296 63.6 296c9.9 0 15.6-27.6 15.6-35.4 0-9.3-23.7-29.1-23.7-67.8 0-80.4 61.2-137.4 140.4-137.4 68.1 0 118.5 38.7 118.5 109.8 0 53.1-21.3 152.7-90.3 152.7-24.9 0-46.2-18-46.2-43.8 0-37.8 26.4-74.4 26.4-113.4 0-66.2-93.9-54.2-93.9 25.8 0 16.8 2.1 35.4 9.6 50.7-13.8 59.4-42 147.9-42 209.1 0 18.9 2.7 37.5 4.5 56.4 3.4 3.8 1.7 3.4 6.9 1.5 50.4-69 48.6-82.5 71.4-172.8 12.3 23.4 44.1 36 69.3 36 106.2 0 153.9-103.5 153.9-196.8C384 71.3 298.2 6.5 204 6.5z\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tve_s_text\">Pin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tve_s_count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","tve_custom_css":"@import url(\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Jost:400,700,500&subset=latin\");@media (min-width: 300px){:not(#tve) [data-css=\"tve-u-67a3add1bce275\"] { font-size: 16px !important; 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