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;
• 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 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,

Context of Mark 15:40

38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 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; 41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him;) and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. 42And now when the evening was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

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

• Thereδέde · thenG1161
• wereἦνēn · wasG2258
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• lookingθεωρέωtheōreō · 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
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• lessμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• JosesἸωσῆςIōsēs · JosephG2500
• SalomeΣαλώμηSalōmē · SalomeG4539

Cross-references for Mark 15:40

• Psalms 38:11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
• Matthew 27:55And many women were there beholding from afar off, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him:
• Luke 23:49And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
• John 19:25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Mark 16:9Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.
• Matthew 28:1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
• Luke 8:2And certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons,
• John 20:11But Mary stood outside of the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, to look into the sepulchre,
• Mark 15:47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
• Mark 16:1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
• Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we no right to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
• Galatians 1:19But I saw no other of the apostles, except James the Lord’s brother.
• James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are scattered abroad, greeting.

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