40There 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;
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And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, …
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: …
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-41)Here we have an account of Christ’s dying, how his enemies abused him, and God honoured him at his death. I. There was a thick darkness over the whole land (some think over the whole earth), for three hours, from noon till three of the clock. Now the scripture was fulfilled (Amos 8:9), I will cause the sun to go down at noon , and I will darken the earth in the clear day ; and Jer. 15:9; Her sun i…
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