2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
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Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; …
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: …
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)We are here told, I. What Christ made the constant business of his life —it was preaching ; in that work he was indefatigable, and went about doing good (Luke 8:1), afterward — en to kathexes — ordine , in the proper time or method . Christ took his work before him and went about it regularly. He observed a series or order of business, so that the end of one good work was the beginning of another.…
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