Matthew 27 · Verse 56

Matthew 27:56

Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
Matthew 27:56, King James Version

Matthew 27:56 in other translations

BSBAmong them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
WEBAmong them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
ASVamong whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
YLTamong whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and of Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
DARBYamong whom was Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
BBEAmong whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
WebsterAmong whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

What does Matthew 27:56 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
56. Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Lu 8:2). and Mary the mother of James and Joses--the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (Joh 19:25). See on Mt 13:55,56. and the mother of Zebedee's children--that is, Salome: compare Mr 15:40. All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterwards to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body. The Taking Down from the Cross and the Burial (Mt 27:57-60). For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 19:38-42. The Women Mark the Sacred Spot that They Might Recognize It on Coming Thither to Anoint the Body (Mt 27:61).

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

Barnes' Notes
Verse 56. Mary Magdalene. Mary of Magdala. She had peculiar cause of attachment to the Saviour, having been relieved by him of a most dreadful calamity, and restored to her right mind, after being possessed by seven devils, Mk 16:9. And the mother of Zebedee's children. That is, of James and John, Mt 10:2. Her name was Salome, Mk 15:40.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 56 Mary Magdalene - She probably had her name from Magdala, a village or district in Lower Galilee. See Mat 15:39. Some think she was called Magdalene from מגדלא magdala, which signifies a plaiter of hair. See Lightfoot. Mary the mother of James - She was mother of him called James the lesser, or junior, who was son of Alpheus or Cleopas - see Mat 10:3; Mar 15:40; Joh 19:25; and she was sister to the holy virgin. Thus it appears that there were four remarkable Marys mentioned in the Gospels. 1. Mary the Virgin, wife of Joseph. 2. Mary Salome, her sister, wife of Cleopas, Joh 19:25. 3. Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Magdala; and, 4. Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Joh 11:1. Though Baronius asserts, and Lightfoot is of the same opinion, that Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, was one and the same person. It is difficult to ascertain and distinguish these women where their names occur in the Gospels, so many being called by the name of Mary. Joses - Several MSS. and versions read Joseph.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 27:51-56

The rending of the veil signified that Christ, by his death, opened a way to God. We have an open way through Christ to the throne of grace, or mercy-seat now, and to the throne of glory hereafter. When we duly consider Christ's death, our hard and rocky hearts should be rent; the heart, and not the garments. That heart is harder than a rock that will not yield, that will not melt, where Jesus Christ is plainly set…

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Matthew 27:56 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.

ἐνenamongG1722
αἷςhaiswhomG3739
ἦνēnwasG1510
ΜαρίαMariaMaryG3137
ἡhē<the>G3588
ΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēMagdaleneG3094
καὶkaiandG2532
ΜαρίαMariaMaryG3137
ἡhēsheG3588
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸακώβουIakōbouof JamesG2385
καὶkaiandG2532
ἸωσὴφIōsēphof JosephG2501
μήτηρmētēr[the] motherG3384
καὶkaiandG2532
ἡhētheG3588
μήτηρmētērmotherG3384
τῶνtōnof theG3588
υἱῶνhuiōnsonsG5207
Ζεβεδαίου.¶Zebedaiouof Zebedee.G2199

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Cross references for Matthew 27:56

  • 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.

  • Mark 15:47-16:1

    And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint 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.

  • Matthew 28:1

    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.

  • 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.

  • Luke 24:10

    It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

  • Matthew 27:61

    And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

  • John 20:18

    Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

  • Matthew 13:55

    Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

  • 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.

  • Matthew 20:20-21

    Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mary Magdalene.
61; 28:1; Mr 15:40,41; 16:1,9; Lu 24:10; Joh 20:1,18
Mary the.
Mr 15:47; 16:1; Joh 19:25
James.
13:55; Mr 15:40; 16:1
the mother.
20:20,21

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Context

  • Matthew 27:55

    And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

  • Matthew 27:56

    Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.

  • Matthew 27:57

    When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

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Matthew 27:56 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entre las cuales estaban María Magdalena, y María la madre de Jacobo y de José, y la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
entre lesquelles étaient Marie de Magdala, et Marie, la mère de Jacques et de Joses, et la mère des fils de Zébédée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
unter welchen Maria Magdalene war und Maria, Jakobus und Joses Mutter, und die Mutter der Söhne des Zebedäus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
inter quas erat Maria Magdalene, et Maria Jacobi, et Joseph mater, et mater filiorum Zebedæi.