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,

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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,

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