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;
• 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,
• 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

38The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 41In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there. 42It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,

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 38:11My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.
• Matthew 27:55Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.
• Luke 23:49But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
• John 19:25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Mark 16:9When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
• Matthew 28:1After 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 cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;
• John 20:11Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb
• Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
• Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
• Matthew 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
• Galatians 1:19I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother.
• James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: 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