Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
Parallel translations
- WEB Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
- KJV And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
- NKJV And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
- NASB Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was laid.
- NLT Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.
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Quick answer
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses see exactly where Jesus is laid. They will know the right tomb on Sunday morning.
Overview
Mark stresses that these women watched the burial and noted the location, making them reliable witnesses. There could be no confusion about which tomb they would later find empty. Their careful observation forms an unbroken chain of testimony from the cross to the resurrection.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Mark 15:40And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
- Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
- Matt 27:61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
- Luke 23:55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
- Matt 28:1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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