Mark 15:40

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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,

Context of Mark 15:40

38And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too. 42Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Mark 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 38:11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
• Matthew 27:55Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.
• Luke 23:49And all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee saw these things.
• John 19:25Now standing beside Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Mark 16:9Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.
• Matthew 28:1Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
• Luke 8:2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities: Mary (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,
• John 20:11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.
• Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.
• Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him.
• Matthew 13:55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
• Galatians 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.
• James 1:1From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. 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

Topics related to Mark 15:40

• James
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joses
• Mary
• Salome
• Women

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Commentaries on Mark 15

• 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