John 19 · Verse 25

John 19:25

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
John 19:25, King James Version

John 19:25 in other translations

BSBNear the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
WEBBut standing by Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
ASVThese things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
YLTAnd there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene;
DARBYAnd by the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.
BBENow by the side of the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister Mary, the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.
WebsterNow there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

What does John 19:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:25-27
25-27. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary, wife of Cleophas--This should be read, as in the Margin, "Clopas," the same as "Alpheus" (Mt 10:3). The "Cleopas" of Lu 24:18 was a different person.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 25.

(2) "Cleophas" or, "Clopas" (v) "and Mary Magdalene" Lk 24:18

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Mary the wife of Cleophas - She is said, in Mat 27:56, (see the note there), and Mar 15:40, to have been the mother of James the Less, and of Joses; and this James her son is said, in Mat 10:3, to have been the son of Alpheus; hence it seems that Alpheus and Cleopas were the same person. To which may be added, that Hegesippus is quoted by Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. l. iii. c. 11, as saying that Cleopas was the brother of Joseph, the husband of the virgin. Theophylact says that Cleopas, (brother of Joseph, the husband of the virgin), having died childless, his brother Joseph married his widow, by whom he had four sons, called by the evangelists the brothers of our Lord, and two daughters, the one named Salome, the other Mary, the daughter of Cleopas, because she was his daughter according to law, though she was the daughter of Joseph according to nature. There are several conjectures equally well founded with this last to be met with in the ancient commentators; but, in many cases, it is very difficult to distinguish the different Marys mentioned by the evangelists.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:19-30

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the writing to be altered; which was doubtless owing to a secret power of God upon his heart, that this statement of our Lord's character and authority might continue. Many things done by the Roman soldiers were fulfilments of the prophecies of the Old Testament. All things…

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John 19:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΕἱστήκεισανHeistēkeisanHad been standingG2476
δὲdehoweverG1161
παρὰparabyG3844
τῷtōtheG3588
σταυρῷstaurōcrossG4716
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424
ἡhētheG3588
μήτηρmētērmotherG3384
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἡhētheG3588
ἀδελφὴadelphēsisterG79
τῆςtēsof theG3588
μητρὸςmētrosmotherG3384
αὐτοῦ,autouof Him,G846
ΜαρίαMariaMaryG3137
ἡhēthe [wife]G3588
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΚλωπᾶKlōpaof ClopasG2832
καὶkaiandG2532
ΜαρίαMariaMaryG3137
ἡhē<the>G3588
Μαγδαληνή.¶MagdalēnēMagdalene.G3094

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Cross references for John 19:25

  • Luke 23:49

    And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

  • Matthew 27:55-56

    And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.

  • Mark 15:40-41

    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; (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

  • John 20:1

    The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

  • John 20:11-18

    But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. …

  • Luke 8:2

    And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

  • Luke 2:35

    (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

  • Luke 24:18

    And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

  • Matthew 12:46

    While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

  • Mark 16:9

    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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
his mother.
Lu 2:35
and his.
Mt 27:55,56; Mr 15:40,41; Lu 23:49
Cleophas. or, Cleopas.
Lu 24:18
and Mary.
20:1,11-18; Mr 16:9; Lu 8:2

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Context

  • John 19:24

    They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

  • John 19:25

    Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

  • John 19:26

    When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

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John 19:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estaban junto á la cruz de Jesús su madre, y la hermana de su madre, María mujer de Cleofas, y María Magdalena.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Or, près de la croix de Jésus, se tenaient sa mère, et la sœur de sa mère, Marie, femme de Clopas, et Marie de Magdala.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es standen aber bei dem Kreuze Jesu seine Mutter und die Schwester seiner Mutter, Maria, des Kleopas Weib, und Maria Magdalene.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Stabant autem juxta crucem Jesu mater ejus, et soror matris ejus, Maria Cleophæ, et Maria Magdalene.