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Luke 23:55
55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the place where the hole in the rock was. They also saw Joseph put Jesus' body into the empty hole.
Luke 23:55 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
- New International Version (NIV)The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.
Context of Luke 23:55
53Joseph then went to the place where Jesus died. He took the dead body down from the cross. He put a piece of linen cloth around the body. Then he put the body into a large hole in the rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in, but it was the first time that anyone had used it. 54This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the place where the hole in the rock was. They also saw Joseph put Jesus' body into the empty hole. 56Then they returned to the house where they were staying in Jerusalem. They prepared spices and oil that had a beautiful smell. On the Jewish day of rest they obeyed God's Law and they did not work.
Read all of Luke 23Luke 23:55 word by word
κατακολουθήσασαι δὲ αἱ γυναῖκες αἵτινες ἦσαν συνεληλυθυῖαι ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας αὐτῷ, ἐθεάσαντο τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ ὡς ἐτέθη τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- the womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- cameσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
- with himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- Galileeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
- followed afterκατακολουθέωkatakoloutheō · to followG2628
- and beheldθεάομαιtheaomai · to look atG2300
- the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
- howὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- was laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
Cross-references for Luke 23:55
- Luke 23:49The friends of Jesus were there. The women that had come with him from Galilee were also there. They were all standing a long way away. They also saw what happened to him.
- Luke 8:2Some women also went with them. These women had been ill, but Jesus had made them well again. One of the women was Mary from Magdala. Jesus had sent seven bad spirits away from her.
- Matthew 27:61Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of James were there. They were sitting where they could see the hole in the rock where Joseph had put Jesus' body.
- Mark 15:47Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching. They saw where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body.
Commentaries on Luke 23:55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55The women also, which came - These were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, Luke 24:10. To these three, Mark, in Mark 16:1, adds, Salome; but some think that this was only a surname of one of these Marys.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 See the Matthew 27:57-61 notes; Mark 15:42-47 notes.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on, there must be preparation…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 55-56The women took special note of the tomb’s location because they would return with spices and ointments to anoint his body. The spices were to mask the stench of a rotting corpse. A body would be placed on a stone bench in the side of the tomb until the flesh decomposed. The bones would then be collected and placed in a small ossuary, or bone box, and placed on a shelf in the tomb. In this way, a tomb could be used for many family members over an extended…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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