Matthew 27:56

Among these were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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In The King James Version

Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.

In Context

55And in that place, there were many women, at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.

57Then, when evening had arrived, a certain wealthy man from Arimathea, named Joseph, arrived, who himself was also a disciple of Jesus.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:55Is this not the son of a workman? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude?

Matthew 27:61Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulcher.

Mark 15:40Now there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome,

Mark 16:9But he, rising early on the first Sabbath, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

John 19:25And standing beside the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, and Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

John 20:18Mary Magdalene went, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord, and these are the things that he said to me.”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:51-57

The Crucifixion; The Death of Christ. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the… Read the whole commentary →

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