Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
- BSB And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
- NKJV And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
- NASB And many women were there watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while caring for Him.
- NLT And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.
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Cross-references · 4
- Luke 8:2–3and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
- Luke 23:48–49All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.
- John 19:25–27But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
- Luke 23:27–28A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
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