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Luke 23:44-48 NWT
44 Well, by now it was about the sixth hour (noon), and yet a darkness fell over all the earth until the ninth hour (3 p.m.), 45 because the sunlight failed; then the curtain of the (temple) sanctuary was rent down the middle. 46 And Jesus called with a loud voice and said: "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." When he had said this, he expired. 47 Because of seeing what occurred the army officer began to glorify God, saying: "Really this man was righteous." 48 And all the crowds that were gathered together there for this spectacle, when they beheld the things that occurred, began to return, beating their breasts.

Having studied the Bible much of my life, I have only recently come to appreciate the faith strengthening power of these words by Christ. Jesus loved his heavenly Father from infancy. He studied to learn about him and he was obedient. He believed his Father was Good. (Mark 10:17-18) He had also learned the prophecies that were leading him to this sad, lonely, ignoble and extremely painful death. (Mat 16:21) And, he knew about the last minute substitution for Abraham's son Isaac, provided by God so Isaac didn't have to die. (Gen 22:9-14) Those things along with so many more would have been flooding his mind during this ordeal. And, never forget, Jesus had power. He had raised numerous people to life from death, healed every sort of infirmity, and often thwarted the efforts of those sent to arrest or abuse him. Jesus Christ did not have to submit to his horrible death by crucifixion. He chose to allow himself to die. In doing so, he said simply: "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit" (or life force). All future hope for Jesus rested in the hands of his Father. He trusted his Father to the point of giving everything! He did that to illustrate he had unquestioning faith his Father was good. (Psa 16:9-11) He was rewarded... (1 Cor 15:12-28)

Luke 23:44-48 CEV
(44) Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon. (45) The sun stopped shining, and the curtain in the temple split down the middle. (46) Jesus shouted, "Father, I put myself in your hands!" Then he died. (47) When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, "Jesus must really have been a good man!" (48) A crowd had gathered to see the terrible sight. Then after they had seen it, they felt brokenhearted and went home.

Luke 23:44-48 ALT
(44) Now it was about the sixth hour [i.e., 12:00 noon], and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour [i.e., 3:00 p.m.]. (45) And the sun was darkened, and the veil [or, curtain] of the sanctuary was torn in the middle. (46) And having called out with a loud voice, Jesus said, "Father, into Your hands I will commit [or, will entrust] My spirit." And having said these [things], He breathed His last. (47) Now the centurion having seen the [thing] having happened, glorified God, saying, "Certainly, this Man was righteous!" (48) And all the crowds, the ones having gathered to this sight [or, for this spectacle], watching the [things] having happened, beating their breasts, began returning [home].

Luke 23:44-48 Darby
(44) And it was about the sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. (45) And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst. (46) And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired. (47) Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just. (48) And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating their breasts.

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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation