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55 There were also many women there looking on from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him. 56 Among them was [a]Mary Magdalene, and [b]Mary the mother of [c]James and Joseph, and [Salome] the [d]mother of Zebedee’s sons [James and John].

Jesus Is Buried

57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:56 Jesus delivered this woman from seven demons (Luke 8:2). She was from the town of Magdala in Galilee.
  2. Matthew 27:56 Perhaps the same Mary identified as the wife of Clopas (Gr Alphaeus). See John 19:25. Believed to be a sister or sister-in-law of Mary the mother of Jesus.
  3. Matthew 27:56 This apostle was known as James the Less or James the Younger (Mark 15:40).
  4. Matthew 27:56 Salome, believed to be a sister of Mary the mother of Jesus (John 19:25).

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