Matthew 27:56

Matthew 27:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
• New International Version (NIV)Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
• New King James Version (NKJV)among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Context of Matthew 27:56

54The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!” 55And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. 57As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus, 58went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.

Matthew 27:56 word by word

ἐν αἷς ἦν Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσὴφ μήτηρ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν υἱῶν Ζεβεδαίου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• Magdaleneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• MagdaleneΜαγδαληνήMagdalēnē · MagdaleneG3094
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• the motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• of JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• JosesἸωσῆςIōsēs · JosephG2500
• of Zebedee’sΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207

Cross-references for Matthew 27:56

• Matthew 27:61Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.
• Matthew 28:1Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.
• Mark 15:40Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome.
• Mark 16:1Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
• Luke 24:10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened.
• John 20:1Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
• Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.
• John 19:25Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.
• Matthew 13:55Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
• Matthew 20:20Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56Mary Magdalene - She probably had her name from Magdala, a village or district in Lower Galilee. See Matthew 15:39. Some think she was called Magdalene from מגדלא magdala, which signifies a plaiter of hair. See Lightfoot. Mary the mother of James - She was mother of him called James the lesser, or junior, who was son of Alpheus or Cleopas - see Matthew 10:3; Mark 15:40; John 19:25; and she was sister to the holy virgin. Thus it appears that there were…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56Mary Magdalene - Mary of Magdala. She had a special cause of attachment to the Saviour, having been relieved by him of a most dreadful calamity and restored to her right mind, after being possessed by seven devils. See the notes at Luke 8:2. And the mother of Zebedee‘s children - That is, of James and John, Matthew 10:2. Her name was Salome, Mark 15:40.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. 5656. Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Lu 8:2). and Mary the mother of James and Joses--the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (Joh 19:25). See on Mt 13:55,56. and the mother of Zebedee's children--that is, Salome: compare Mr 15:40. All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterwards to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body. The Taking Down from the Cross and the Burial (Mt…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:56

• Friendship
• Galilee
• James
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joses
• Love
• Mary
• Salome
• Women
• Zebedee

In the dictionaries

• Mary Magdalene
• Accusation
• Cleophas
• James
• John
• Magdalene
• Mary
• Notable
• Peter
• Plat

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