Matthew 27:55

Many women were also watching from a distance, those who had followed Jesus from Galilee and had supported him.

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In The King James Version

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

In Context

54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what happened, they were terrified, and said, “This really was the Son of God!”

56These included Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Cross References

Luke 8:2along with a number of women who had been healed from evil spirits and sickness: Mary called Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons;

Luke 23:48When all the crowds that had come to watch saw what happened they went home beating their chests in grief.

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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