Mark 15:40
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
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;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, 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)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 27:55–56
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Read in contextLuke 23:49
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
Read in contextLuke 8:2–3
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
Read in contextMark 16:9
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Read in contextMark 15:47–16:1
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Read in contextMatthew 27:61
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
Read in contextMatthew 13:55
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Read in contextMatthew 28:1
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
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