Matthew 27:55

There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on 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

54The Roman centurion, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed, “This must indeed have been God’s Son!”

56Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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Cross References

Luke 8:2as well as some women who had been cured of wicked spirits and of infirmities. They were Mary, known as Mary of Magdala (from whom seven demons had been expelled),

Luke 23:48All the people who had collected to see the sight watched what occurred, and then went home beating their breasts.

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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