New King James Version
Mark 15:40
40There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less 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.
- 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 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
38Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” 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, 41who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. 42Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, 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 loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
- Matthew 27:55And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
- Luke 23:49But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
- John 19:25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
- Mark 16:9Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.
- Matthew 28:1Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
- Luke 8:2and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,
- John 20:11But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
- Mark 15:47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
- Mark 16:1Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.
- Matthew 13:55Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
- 1 Corinthians 9:5Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, 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 bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered 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
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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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