The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.
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- KJV And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
- BSB The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
- NKJV And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.
- NASB Now the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid.
- NLT As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed.
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Cross-references · 4
- Luke 23:49All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
- Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
- Luke 8:2and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
- Matt 27:61Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
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