Mark 15:40 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

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;

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (253)

(in Matt. Tract. 35) But it seems to me, that here three women are chiefly named, by Matthew and Mark. Two indeed are set down by each Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James; the third is called by Matthew, the mother of the sons of Zebedee, but by Mark she is called Salome.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

There were also women looking on afar off,.... At some distance from the cross, observing what was said and done; among whom was Mary Magdalene; who had received great favours from Christ: and Mary the mother of James the less; or "little", so called to distinguish him from James the son of Zebedee, and because he might be little of stature: nor was it unusual with the Jews to distinguish persons after this manner: so we read (z) of R.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

The death of our Lord Jesus Christ is the most important fact in Christianity. On it depend the hopes of all saved sinners both for time and eternity. We need not therefore to be surprised to find the reality of His death carefully placed beyond dispute. Three kinds of witnesses to the fact are brought before us in the verses we have now read. The Roman centurion, who stood near the cross, — the women, who followed our Lord from Galilee to Jerusalem, — the disciples, who buried Him. All were all witnesses that Jesus really died.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἦσαν	ēsan	There were	G1510 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
γυναῖκες	gunaikes	women	G1135 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
μακρόθεν	makrothen	afar off	G3113 →
θεωροῦσαι	theōrousai	looking on	G2334 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
αἷς	hais	whom	G3739 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Μαρία	Maria	Mary	G3137 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
Μαγδαληνὴ	Magdalēnē	Magdalene	G3094 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Μαρία	Maria	Mary	G3137 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
Ἰακώβου	Iakōbou	of James	G2385 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
μικροῦ	mikrou	least	G3398 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰωσῆτος	Iōsētos	of Joses	G2500 →
μήτηρ	mētēr	mother	G3384 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Σαλώμη,	Salōmē	Salome,	G4539 →

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

The walk

The walk8

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 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,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 38:11
  My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
- Matthew 27:55–56
  And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
Through
Matthew 13:55
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
leads to
- John 6:42
  They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
- Mark 6:3
  Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
- Luke 3:23
  Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Through
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.
leads to
- Mark 15:47
  Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 20:14–19
  When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark