Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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Among whom was Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of Iames, and Ioses, and the mother of Zebedeus sonnes.
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- John 19:25 But standing by Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
- Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
- Mark 15:47–16:1 Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid. When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
- Mark 16:9 Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
- Matthew 13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
- Matthew 27:61 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
- Luke 24:10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
- John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
- John 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.
- Matthew 20:20-21 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him. He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”
- Mark 15:40-41 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; who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the…
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
Ver. 56. Among which was Mary Magdalen] Love is strong as death; good blood will never belie itself. Mary also the mother of Jesus was there, sitting with the sword through her heart, that old Simeon had fortold to her. See Joh 19:26-27. {See Trapp on "Joh 19:26"} {See Trapp on "Joh 19:27"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When the even was come,.... The second evening, when…
When the even was come,.... The second evening, when it was just at sunset; at which time the Jewish sabbath began, and when the bodies of those that were crucified, must be taken down; and if not dead, their bones must be broken, and they dispatched, in order to be interred in the common burying place of malefactors:
there came a rich man Arimathea: not from thence now, for he lived at Jerusalem; but this was the place of his nativity, or former abode, and from whence he originally came; and is the same with Ramathaim Zophim, and Ramah, and was the birthplace of Samuel the prophet, Sa1 1:1, and is by the Septuagint called Armathaim, in Sa1 1:1. His character, as a rich man, is particularly mentioned, not merely to show that such men may be, and sometimes are, instances of the grace of God; much less in a way of boasting, that such a man was attached to Jesus; but rather to point out the reason, how he came to have such easy access to Pilate, and to succeed in his business with him; as well as to observe the accomplishment of a prophecy, in Isa 53:9,
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named Joseph; the same name with one of the patriarchs, the sons of Jacob; between whom there was a resemblance, not only as good men, but in their observance of funeral rites and obsequies; the one in those of his father, the other in those of his dear Lord and Master. Some think (k) he is the same with Joseph ben Gorion, the brother of Nicodemus ben Gorion, often spoken of as a priest, and one of the richest of them in Jerusalem:
who also himself was Jesus' disciple; though he was only a secret one, as Nicodemus was: he had not as yet, or till now publicly professed him, for fear of the Jews, who had made a law, that whoever did, should be cast out of the synagogue; see Joh 19:38.
(k) Alting. Shilo, p. 309.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain James - The less: he was so called, to…
James - The less: he was so called, to distinguish him from the other James, the brother of John; probably because he was less in stature.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 56. Mary Magdalene] She probably had her name…
Verse 56. Mary Magdalene] She probably had her name from Magdala, a village or district in Lower Galilee. See Mt 15:39. Some think she was called Magdalene from מגדלא magdala, which signifies a plaiter of hair. See Lightfoot.
Mary the mother of James] She was mother of him called James the lesser, or junior, who was son of Alpheus or Cleopas - see Mt 10:3; Mr 15:40; Joh 19:25; and she was sister to the holy virgin. Thus it appears that there were four remarkable Marys mentioned in the Gospels.
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1. MARY the Virgin, wife of JOSEPH.
2. MARY SALOME, her sister, wife of Cleopas, Joh 19:25.
3. MARY MAGDALENE, or MARY of Magdala; and,
4. MARY, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Joh 11:1.
Though Baronius asserts, and Lightfoot is of the same opinion, that Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, was one and the same person. It is difficult to ascertain and distinguish these women where their names occur in the Gospels, so many being called by the name of Mary.
Joses] Several MSS. and versions read Joseph.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Mary Magdalene - Mary of Magdala. She had a…
Mary Magdalene - Mary of Magdala. She had a special cause of attachment to the Saviour, having been relieved by him of a most dreadful calamity and restored to her right mind, after being possessed by seven devils. See the notes at Luk 8:2.
And the mother of Zebedee’s children - That is, of James and John, Mat 10:2. Her name was Salome, Mar 15:40.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Luk 8:2).
Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Luk 8:2).
and Mary the mother of James and Joses--the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (Joh 19:25). See on Mat 13:55-56.
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and the mother of Zebedee's children--that is, Salome: compare Mar 15:40. All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterwards to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body.
The Taking Down from the Cross and the Burial (Mat 27:57-60).
For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 19:38-42.
The Women Mark the Sacred Spot that They Might Recognize It on Coming Thither to Anoint the Body (Mat 27:61).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 56. Mary Magdalene — Mary of the town of…
56. Mary Magdalene — Mary of the town of Magdala, so called to distinguish her from the other Marys. See note on Mat_5:39. The Lord had delivered her from the dominion of several evil spirits, which may have possessed her more as a sad misfortune than from any guilt. The reputation for impurity of life which has been imputed to her is without any proof, and the habit of connecting her name with ideas of unchastity should be disused. Mary the mother of James and Joses — She was the sister of the virgin mother, and wife of Cleophas. James and Joses were therefore cousins of our Lord. This James was sometimes called James the Less. The mother of Zebedee’s children — This was Salome of Bethsaida. See note on Mat_20:20.
The crucifixion was now closed. The beloved Jesus is a corpse, still in the hands of his enemies, and upon the cross. But, by the Jewish law, no dead body must lie unburied after sundown. The three crucified are therefore taken down; and of the two thieves the legs are broken, to secure their certain death. But as the Saviour is found apparently dead they break not his body, but a soldier pierces his side. These facts — the actuality of his death — John testifies as seen by his own eyes.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 56. St Mark (Mar_15:40) specifies the group as “Mary…
56. St Mark (Mar_15:40) specifies the group as “Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less (rather, the little) and of Joses, and Salome.”
Mary Magdalene] Mentioned here for the first time by St Matthew. She was probably named from Magdala (Mejdel), on the Lake of Gennesaret; see map, p. 49. She had been a victim of demoniacal possession, but was cured by Jesus (Luk_8:2), and then joined the company of faithful women who followed Him with the Twelve. Mary Magdalene is not named by St John among those who at an earlier period “stood by the cross of Jesus,” but even then we may believe she was watching far off, and early in the morning she was present at the sepulchre.
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The great Italian painters have identified Mary Magdalene either with the “woman that was a sinner” who anointed Jesus in the house of Simon the Pharisee (Luk_7:36-50), or with Mary the sister of Lazarus. But neither identification can be sustained on critical grounds.
Mary the mother of James and Joses] Perhaps the same Mary who was the wife of Cleophas, Clopas, or Alphæus (different forms of one name), mentioned Joh_19:25. If so, according to one interpretation of the passage in John, the sister of the Blessed Virgin.
the mother of Zebedee’s children] Salome. See ch. Mat_20:20.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (56) Mary Magdalene.—This is the first mention of the…
(56) Mary Magdalene.—This is the first mention of the name in St. Matthew. The most natural explanation of it is that she came from the town of Magdala, or Magadan (the reading of the chief MSS.), not far from Tiberias, on the western side of the Sea of Galilee. The two prominent facts in her history prior to her connection with the Resurrection are, (1) that our Lord had cast “seven devils out of her” (Mar_16:9, Luk_8:2)—i.e., had freed her from some specially aggravated form of demoniacal possession—and that she followed Him and ministered to Him of her substance. The question whether she was identical (1) with Mary the sister of Lazarus, or (2) with the “woman which was a sinner” of Luk_7:37, will be better discussed in the Notes on the latter passage. It may be enough to intimate here my conviction that there is not the shadow of any evidence for either identification.
Mary the mother of James and Joses.—In St. Mark (Mar_15:40) she is described as the mother of “James the Less” (or, better, the Little) “and Joses,” the epithet distinguishing the former from James the son of Zebedee, and possibly also from James the son of Alphæus. She may, however, have been identical with the wife of Clopas (possibly another form of Alphæus) mentioned in Joh_19:25 as standing near the cross with the mother of the Lord, and, according to a natural construction of the words, described as her sister. In this case, the word “Little” would attach to the son of that sister. Whether the two names, which occur also in the list of the “brethren of the Lord” (Mar_6:3), indicate that she was the mother of those brethren, is a point which we have no evidence to settle. The presumption seems to me against it, as on this supposition the “brethren” would be identical with the three sons of Alphæus in the list of the Twelve, a view which we have seen reason to reject (see Note on Mat_12:46).
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The mother of Zebedee’s children.—St. Mark (Mar_15:40) gives her name as Salome, and she, and not the wife of Clopas, may, on a perfectly tenable construction of Joh_19:25, have been identical with the sister of our Lord’s mother there mentioned. St. Luke notes the fact that with the women were those whom he describes as “all His acquaintance,” i.e., friends and disciples of, or at that time in, Jerusalem (Luk_23:49).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The historian mentions the most prominent of these pious…
The historian mentions the most prominent of these pious women. Mary Magdalene (h Magdalhnh , the Magdalene). She was a native of Magdala, (Mat_15:39, where see note) a small village on the shore of Gennesaret. Some have identified her with the sister of Lazarus, chiefly because, taking her to be the "sinner" mentioned in Luk_7:37, she is related to have behaved in a somewhat similar way to our Lord as her namesake. But this is clearly a mistake. Of the two events, the locality, the scene, the occasion, the circumstances, are different. Of this Mary of Magdala we really know nothing, except that out of her Jesus had cast seven devils. (Mar_16:9 Luk_8:2) That these were demons of impurity, or that she was the sinful woman who anointed our Lord, there is nothing whatever to prove; though the notion connected with the name Magdalene is so rooted in men"s minds and language that it is impossible to eradicate it, however erroneous it may be shown to be. She had probably been one who was melancholy mad, and subject to fits; Christ had seen the spiritual cause of this malady, and removed it by freeing her from demoniacal possession. What wonder is it that she followed him from Galilee, tending him lovingly and anxiously until the end? Mary the mother of James and Joses. Some manuscripts read Joseph; but the Received Text is correct. These two persons are mentioned among our Lord"s "brethren" in Mat_13:55. The former is called "James the Less", (Mar_15:40) and is the apostle of that name. Mary is usually supposed to be the wife of Cleophas, (Joh_19:25) and the sister of the mother of our Lord; so that these two disciples would be Christ"s first cousins. The matter is shrouded in difficulty, and cannot be decided with absolute certainty. From the present passage, at any rate, one fact is shown, that they were not Christ"s uterine brothers a truth which needed no mention, were not the dishonouring heresy of Helvidius still rife among us. The mother of Zebedee"s children. Salome. (Mat_20:20 Mar_15:40) The rejection of her ambitious petition had not lessened her love and devotion to Christ.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Son of Alphaeus. (See Scofield "Mat 4:21").
James
Son of Alphaeus. (See Scofield "Mat 4:21").
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