Luke - 23:49



49 All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 23:49.

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And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.
And all those who knew him stood afar off, the women also who had followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.
and all his acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.
But all His acquaintances, and the women who had been His followers after leaving Galilee, continued standing at a distance and looking on.
And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.
Now all those who knew him, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, were standing at a distance, watching these things.
All the friends of Jesus had been standing at a distance, with the women who accompanied him from Galilee, watching all this.

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(16) And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
(16) Christ gathers together and defends his little flock in the midst of the tormentors.

And all his acquaintance,.... That were related to him in a natural, or in a spiritual sense, or both, as his own mother, and beloved disciple John, who were both present, John 19:26 or those that were known unto him, and familiar with him, who attended on his ministry, and often conversed, and were intimately acquainted with him:
and the women that followed him from Galilee; among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Joses, and Salome the mother of Zebedee's children:
stood afar off; from the cross:
beholding these things; with wonder, as well as looking upon their dear suffering Lord, with aching hearts, and flowing eyes.

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