Matthew 27:55

Now there were many women on the spot, looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

54Then the centurion, and they who were with him, guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, were exceedingly terrified, saying, Assuredly this was the Son of God.

56among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.

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Cross References

Luke 8:2And certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and sicknesses, Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out.

Luke 23:48And all the multitudes who had come together for this spectacle, when they saw the things which were done, beating their breasts, returned.

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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