English Standard Version
Mark 15:40
40There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
Mark 15:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
- New International Version (NIV)Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome.
Context of Mark 15:40
38And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. 42And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Read all of Mark 15Mark 15:40 word by word
ἦσαν δὲ καὶ γυναῖκες ἀπὸ μακρόθεν θεωροῦσαι ἐν αἷς καὶ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ Ἰακώβου τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ Ἰωσῆτος μήτηρ καὶ Σαλώμη,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thereδέde · thenG1161
- wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
- looking onθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
- afarμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
- offἀπόapo · away fromG575
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
- MagdaleneΜαγδαληνήMagdalēnē · MagdaleneG3094
- MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
- the motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
- of JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
- the lessμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
- of JosesἸωσῆςIōsēs · JosephG2500
- SalomeΣαλώμηSalōmē · SalomeG4539
Cross-references for Mark 15:40
- Psalms 38:11My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off.
- Matthew 27:55There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,
- Luke 23:49And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.
- John 19:25but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
- Mark 16:9[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
- Matthew 28:1Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
- Luke 8:2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
- John 20:11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb.
- Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
- Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.
- Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
- 1 Corinthians 9:5Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
- Galatians 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.
- James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
Commentaries on Mark 15:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Joses - Some MSS. and versions read Joset, others Joseph. See on Matthew 27:56; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-41Verses 33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to be offered as a sacrifice…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-41These women helped meet some of the financial needs of Jesus (see Luke 8:2–3). They were present at the burial and the empty tomb (Mark 15:47; 16:1–8). They were the first to witness the resurrection of Jesus. Mary Magdalene was from the village of Magdala near the Sea of Galilee. She is a key figure in the resurrection stories (16:1, 9; Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:10; John 20:1, 11–18). Mary the mother of James the younger: This James might have been James son…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
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