Matthew 27:55
And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
KJV
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἦσαν | Ēsan | They were | G1510 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ἐκεῖ | ekei | there | G1563 → |
| γυναῖκες | gunaikes | women | G1135 → |
| πολλαὶ | pollai | many | G4183 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| μακρόθεν | makrothen | afar off | G3113 → |
| θεωροῦσαι | theōrousai | looking on | G2334 → |
| αἵτινες | aitines | who | G3748 → |
| ἠκολούθησαν | ēkolouthēsan | followed | G190 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| τῆς | tēs | <the> | G3588 → |
| Γαλιλαίας | Galilaias | Galilee | G1056 → |
| διακονοῦσαι | diakonousai | ministering | G1247 → |
| αὐτῷ, | autō | to Him, | G846 → |
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