Lit., from the fourth day; reckoning backward from the day on which he was speaking.
I was fasting, and
The best texts omit.
At the ninth hour I prayed (τὴν ἐννάτην προσευχόμενος)
Lit., praying during the ninth hour. With the omission of I was fasting, and, the rendering is as Rev., Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer.