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Mark 15:40

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There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

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  • Where did the women watching the crucifixion stand?

    Matthew 27:55, Mark 15:40, and Luke 23:49 all describe the women watching the crucifixion *from afar* (*apo makrothen* in the Greek). John 19:25 puts them right next to the cross — Mary the mother, her sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene standing close enough that Jesus speaks directly to his mother and the beloved disciple.

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