Luke 23:49

All of Jesus’ friends, including the women who had come with him from Galilee district, stood at a distance and saw everything that happened.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

In Context

48When the crowd of people who had gathered to see those events saw what happened, they returned to their homes, beating their chests to show that they were sorrowful.

50There was a man named Joseph who came there. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea. He was a good and a righteous man, and he was a member of the Jewish Council.

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Cross References

Psalms 38:11My friends and neighbors stay away from me because of my sores; even my own family stays away from me.

Psalms 142:4I look around, but there is no one who pays attention to me, no one who will protect me, no one who cares about what happens to me.

Matthew 27:61Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, watching.

Mark 15:47Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ body was placed {where they placed Jesus’ body}.

Luke 23:27A large crowd followed Jesus. The crowd included many women who were beating their breasts to show how sad they were, and wailing for him.

John 19:21So the Jewish priests went back to Pilate and protested, saying to him, “Change what they have written from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘This man said that he is the King of the Jews’!”

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:45-50

The Crucifixion. 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the… Read the whole commentary →

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