Matthew 27:55 “And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed…”

Matthew 27:55

And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

World English Bible

Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

American Standard Version

And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

Geneva Bible 1599

And many women were there, beholding him a farre off, which had folowed Iesus from Galile, ministring vnto him.

Darby Translation

And there were there many women beholding from afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to him,

Young's Literal Translation

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

Bible in Basic English

And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.

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Cross references

“many”

John 19:25–27 Luke 23:27 Luke 23:28 Luke 23:48 Luke 23:49

John 19:25–27 · BSB

Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.

Luke 23:27 · BSB

A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

Luke 23:28 · BSB

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

Luke 23:48 · BSB

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

Luke 23:49 · BSB

But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

“ministering”

Luke 8:2 Luke 8:3

Luke 8:2 · BSB

as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

Luke 8:3 · BSB

Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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