Luke 23:55 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 23:55

The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.

KJV

And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 10.144-46 (397)

Finally, not all were able to bury Christ: although religious women stood from afar, they diligently observed the place in order to bring ointments and pour them out. However, they are both anxious and depart from the tomb and return to the tomb: although constancy is lacking, diligence is not. The gender falters, devotion burns. Finally, at the time of the resurrection, they are present, and while the men were fleeing, only the women are admonished by the angel to not be afraid. The disciples call Peter and the others in earnest, but the later ones come with confidence.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And the women also which came with him from Galilee,.... See Gill on Luk 23:49. followed after; Joseph; and those that were with him, when they carried the body of Jesus, in order to inter it: and beheld, the sepulchre; took notice of it, what an one it was, whereabout it stood in the garden, that they might know, and find it again: and how his body was laid; in what position, form, and order; and observed that it was only wrapped in linen, and not anointed, or embalmed.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The women also, which came - These were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, Luk 24:10. To these three, Mark, in Mar 16:1, adds, Salome; but some think that this was only a surname of one of these Marys.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We know nothing of Joseph except what is here told us. In no part of the Acts or Epistles, do we find any mention of his name. At no former period of our Lord's ministry, does he ever come forward. We cannot explain his reason for not openly joining the disciples before this time. But here, at the eleventh hour, this man is not afraid to show himself to be one of our Lord's friends. At the very time when the apostles had forsaken Jesus — Joseph is not ashamed to show his love and respect.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κατακολουθήσασαι	katakolouthēsasai	Having followed	G2628 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
γυναῖκες	gunaikes	women	G1135 →
αἵτινες	aitines	who	G3748 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	were	G1510 →
συνεληλυθυῖαι	sunelēluthuiai	having come	G4905 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Γαλιλαίας	Galilaias	Galilee	G1056 →
αὐτῷ,	autō	with Him	G846 →
ἐθεάσαντο	etheasanto	saw	G2300 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
μνημεῖον	mnēmeion	tomb	G3419 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὡς	hōs	how	G5613 →
ἐτέθη	etethē	was laid	G5087 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
σῶμα	sōma	body	G4983 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 8:2
as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
leads to
- Mark 15:40–41
  And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 27:55–56
  And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 16:9
  Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
- John 19:25
  Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
Through
Luke 23:49
But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
leads to
- Luke 8:2
  as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
- Psalms 38:11
  My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Through
Matthew 27:61
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
leads to
- Matthew 28:1
  After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 15:47
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
leads to
- Mark 15:40
  And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

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The walk

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