Matthew 27:55

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him were there looking on from a distance.

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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

54Now when the centurion and those who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very afraid and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Cross References

Luke 8:2as well as certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had been driven out;

Luke 23:48When all the multitudes who came together to witness this sight saw the things that were done, they returned 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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