Mark 15:40

38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

41 These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

42 Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
KJV
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
WEB
There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
ASV
And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom [were] both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
DARBY
And there were women also looking on from afar off, among whom were both Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
BLB
And there were also women looking on from afar off, among whom also [were] Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,
ÅB
Men der var også noen kvinner som så på i frastand; blant dem var også Maria Magdalena og Maria, mor til Jakob den yngre og Joses, og Salome,
OTB
Noen kvinner så på fra avstand. Blant dem var Maria Magdalena, Maria mor til Jakob den yngre og Joses, og Salome.
B1930
Men der var også nogen kvinner som så på i frastand; blandt dem var også Maria Magdalena og Maria, mor til Jakob den yngre og Joses, og Salome,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 27:55–56

    And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

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  • Luke 23:49

    But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

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  • Luke 8:2–3

    as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

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  • Mark 16:9

    Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

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  • Mark 15:47–16:1

    Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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  • Matthew 27:61

    Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

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  • Matthew 13:55

    “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

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  • Matthew 28:1

    After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

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