Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: many. Luke 23:27,28,48,49 And there followed him a great multitude of people and of women, who bewailed and lamented him. . . . John 19:25-27 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. . . . ministering. Luke 8:2,3 And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth, . . . Context The Death of Jesus…54Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God. 55And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56Among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.… Cross References Mark 15:40 And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joseph and Salome, Mark 15:41 Who also when he was in Galilee followed him and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem. Luke 8:2 And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth, Luke 8:3 And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance. Luke 23:49 And all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things. John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. Lexicon Andδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. many πολλαὶ (pollai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often. women γυναῖκες (gynaikes) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. were Ἦσαν (Ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. there, ἐκεῖ (ekei) Adverb Strong's Greek 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither. watching θεωροῦσαι (theōrousai) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. a distance. μακρόθεν (makrothen) Adverb Strong's Greek 3113: From a (long) distance, afar. Adverb from makros; from a distance or afar. [They] αἵτινες (haitines) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. had followed ἠκολούθησαν (ēkolouthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 190: To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Galilee Γαλιλαίας (Galilaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1056: Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. to minister διακονοῦσαι (diakonousai) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1247: From diakonos; to be an attendant, i.e. Wait upon (figuratively) teacher; technically, to act as a Christian deacon. to Him. αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Additional Translations And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him. 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And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, Jump to Previous Afar Beholding Care Distance Follow Followed Galilee Jesus Ministering Necessities Needs Serving Waiting Watching WomenJump to Next Afar Beholding Care Distance Follow Followed Galilee Jesus Ministering Necessities Needs Serving Waiting Watching WomenExternal Links Matthew 27:55 NIVMatthew 27:55 NLT Matthew 27:55 ESV Matthew 27:55 NASB Matthew 27:55 ASV Matthew 27:55 Bible Apps Matthew 27:55 Biblia Paralela Matthew 27:55 Chinese Bible Matthew 27:55 French Bible Matthew 27:55 German Bible Alphabetical: a care distance followed for from Galilee had Him his Jesus looking Many ministering needs on there They to watching were while who women NT Gospels: Matthew 27:55 Many women were there watching from afar (Matt. Mat Mt) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |