How long was Jesus on the cross?
So then, the third hour, according to first century Jewish thinking, is hour #1; the fourth hour is hour #2; the fifth hour is hour #3; the sixth hour is hour #4; the seventh hour is hour #5; the eighth hour is hour #6; and, finally, the ninth hour is hour #7. It would seem then that the Lord Jesus was on the Cross for a total of seven hours altogether, an entire “week” of hours, as it were.
