Matthew 27:56

Matthew 27:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
• New International Version (NIV)Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
• New King James Version (NKJV)among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Context of Matthew 27:56

54The captain and his soldiers had been watching Jesus. They saw the ground shaking. They saw everything that had happened. They were very frightened and they said, ‘It must be true! This man really was the Son of God.’ 55There were also many women there. They were standing a long way away and they were watching these events. They had come with Jesus from Galilee to help him. Mary from Magdala was there. Mary the mother of James and Joses, and Mary the mother of Zebedee's sons, were also there. 57That evening a rich man who came from a town called Arimathea went to Pilate. The man's name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus. 58Joseph asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate told his soldiers to give Jesus' body to Joseph.

Matthew 27:56 word by word

ἐν αἷς ἦν Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσὴφ μήτηρ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν υἱῶν Ζεβεδαίου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• Magdaleneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• MagdaleneΜαγδαληνήMagdalēnē · MagdaleneG3094
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• the motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• of JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• JosesἸωσῆςIōsēs · JosephG2500
• of Zebedee’sΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207

Cross-references for Matthew 27:56

• 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.
• Matthew 28:1After the day of rest had finished, Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of James got up early. It was dawn on the first day of the week. They went to the hole in the rock where Joseph had put the dead body of Jesus.
• Mark 15:40Some women were also there. They were watching these events from a long way away. Mary from Magdala was one of the women. Mary the mother of the younger James and Joses was also there. Salome was there too.
• Mark 16:1After the day of rest had finished, the women bought some spices. They wanted to mix these with some oil to put on Jesus' body. These women were Mary from Magdala, Salome, and Mary the mother of James.
• Luke 24:10It was Mary from Magdala, Joanna, James' mother Mary, and other women who were with them that told the news about Jesus to the apostles.
• John 20:1Early on the first day of the week, Mary from Magdala went to the hole in the rock. It was still dark. She saw that someone had removed the big stone from the front of the hole.
• Mark 15:47Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching. They saw where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body.
• John 19:25Some women stood near to Jesus while he was on the cross. They were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary from Magdala.
• Matthew 13:55We know who he is. He is the son of the carpenter here. Mary is his mother. We also know his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.
• Matthew 20:20Then the mother of James and John took them to see Jesus. (Their father was Zebedee.) She went down on her knees in front of Jesus. She asked him to do something good for her.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56Mary Magdalene - She probably had her name from Magdala, a village or district in Lower Galilee. See Matthew 15:39. Some think she was called Magdalene from מגדלא magdala, which signifies a plaiter of hair. See Lightfoot. Mary the mother of James - She was mother of him called James the lesser, or junior, who was son of Alpheus or Cleopas - see Matthew 10:3; Mark 15:40; John 19:25; and she was sister to the holy virgin. Thus it appears that there were…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56Mary Magdalene - Mary of Magdala. She had a special cause of attachment to the Saviour, having been relieved by him of a most dreadful calamity and restored to her right mind, after being possessed by seven devils. See the notes at Luke 8:2. And the mother of Zebedee‘s children - That is, of James and John, Matthew 10:2. Her name was Salome, Mark 15:40.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 51-56Verses 51-56 The rending of the veil signified that Christ, by his death, opened a way to God. We have an open way through Christ to the throne of grace, or mercy-seat now, and to the throne of glory hereafter. When we duly consider Christ's death, our hard and rocky hearts should be rent; the heart, and not the garments. That heart is harder than a rock that will not yield, that will not melt, where Jesus Christ is plainly set forth crucified. The graves…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5656. Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Lu 8:2). and Mary the mother of James and Joses--the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (Joh 19:25). See on Mt 13:55,56. and the mother of Zebedee's children--that is, Salome: compare Mr 15:40. All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterwards to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body. The Taking Down from the Cross and the Burial (Mt…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:56

• Friendship
• Galilee
• James
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joses
• Love
• Mary
• Salome
• Women
• Zebedee

In the dictionaries

• Mary Magdalene
• Accusation
• Cleophas
• James
• John
• Magdalene
• Mary
• Notable
• Peter
• Plat

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• 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
• 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