Matthew 27:55

Matthew 27:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
• English Standard Version (ESV)There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
• New Living Translation (NLT)And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.

Context of Matthew 27:55

53They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people. 54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!” Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. 57As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.

Matthew 27:55 word by word

Ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ γυναῖκες πολλαὶ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν θεωροῦσαι αἵτινες ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας διακονοῦσαι αὐτῷ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• beholdingθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• afarμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
• offἀπόapo · away fromG575
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• ministeringδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 27:55

• Luke 23:27A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him.
• John 19:25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• 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;

Commentaries on Matthew 27:55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55Many women - To their everlasting honor, these women evidenced more courage, and affectionate attachment to their Lord and Master, than the disciples did, who had promised to die with him rather than forsake him. Beholding afar off - At a distance - . Though this expression may be understood to refer, rather to the distance from which they came, (viz. from Galilee), than the distance they stood from the cross; yet, as all malefactors were crucified naked…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55Beholding afar off - These women were probably not suffered to come near the cross because it was surrounded by soldiers. They witnessed with intense feelings his sufferings from some convenient place as near as they could approach. Ministering unto him - Attending him and providing for his wants. While multitudes of people joined in the cry, “Crucify him!” and forsook him in his trying moments, it does not appear that any of his female followers were…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. 5555. And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus--The sense here would be better brought out by the use of the pluperfect, "which had followed Jesus." from Galilee, ministering unto him--As these dear women had ministered to Him during His glorious missionary tours in Galilee (see on Lu 8:1-3), so from this statement it should seem that they accompanied him and ministered to His wants from Galilee on His final journey to Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:55

• Friendship
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Jesus
• Accusation
• Mary
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont

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