Luke 23:55

Luke 23:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
• New International Version (NIV)The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.

Context of Luke 23:55

53Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock. 54This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation, as the Sabbath was about to begin. As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. 56Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.

Luke 23:55 word by word

κατακολουθήσασαι δὲ αἱ γυναῖκες αἵτινες ἦσαν συνεληλυθυῖαι ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας αὐτῷ, ἐθεάσαντο τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ ὡς ἐτέθη τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• cameσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• with himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• Galileeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• followed afterκατακολουθέωkatakoloutheō · to followG2628
• and beheldθεάομαιtheaomai · to look atG2300
• the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• howὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• was laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087

Cross-references for Luke 23:55

• Luke 23:49But Jesus’ friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.
• Luke 8:2along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons;
• Matthew 27:61Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.
• Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.

Commentaries on Luke 23:55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55The women also, which came - These were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, Luke 24:10. To these three, Mark, in Mark 16:1, adds, Salome; but some think that this was only a surname of one of these Marys.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 See the Matthew 27:57-61 notes; Mark 15:42-47 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on, there must be preparation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 55-56The women took special note of the tomb’s location because they would return with spices and ointments to anoint his body. The spices were to mask the stench of a rotting corpse. A body would be placed on a stone bench in the side of the tomb until the flesh decomposed. The bones would then be collected and placed in a small ossuary, or bone box, and placed on a shelf in the tomb. In this way, a tomb could be used for many family members over an extended…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:55

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

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Galilee, Galilean
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Joseph
• Mary

Commentaries on Luke 23

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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