Luke - 23:55

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55 The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 23:55.

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And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.
And the women that were come with him from Galilee, following after, saw the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
And women, who had come along with him out of Galilee, having followed, saw the sepulchre and how his body was placed.
And the women also, who came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulcher, and how his body was laid.
and the women also who have come with him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how his body was placed,
The women - those who had come with Jesus from Galilee - followed close behind, and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest;
The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was placed.
Now the women who had come with him from Galilee, by following, saw the tomb and the manner in which his body was placed.
The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how the body of Jesus was laid,

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The women also, which came - These were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, Luke 24:10. To these three, Mark, in Mark 16:1, adds, Salome; but some think that this was only a surname of one of these Marys.

(18) And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
(18) Christ, being set upon by the devil and all his instruments, and being even in death's mouth, places weak women in his service, bearing in mind to immediately triumph over these terrible enemies, and that without any great endeavour.

And the women also which came with him from Galilee,.... See Gill on Luke 23:49.
followed after; Joseph; and those that were with him, when they carried the body of Jesus, in order to inter it:
and beheld, the sepulchre; took notice of it, what an one it was, whereabout it stood in the garden, that they might know, and find it again:
and how his body was laid; in what position, form, and order; and observed that it was only wrapped in linen, and not anointed, or embalmed.

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