Luke 23:55

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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WEBBE

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

BSB

The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

KJV

And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

ASV

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

BBE

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;

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κατακολουθήσασαι katakolouthēsasai Having followed G2628 δὲ de then G1161 καὶ kai and G2532 αἱ hai the G3588 γυναῖκες gunaikes women G1135 αἵτινες aitines who G3748 ἦσαν ēsan were G1510 συνεληλυθυῖαι sunelēluthuiai having come G4905 ἐκ ek from G1537 τῆς tēs (the) G3588 Γαλιλαίας Galilaias Galilee G1056 αὐτῷ autō with Him G846 ἐθεάσαντο etheasanto saw G2300 τὸ to the G3588 μνημεῖον mnēmeion tomb G3419 καὶ kai and G2532 ὡς hōs how G5613 ἐτέθη etethē was laid G5087 τὸ to the G3588 σῶμα sōma body G4983 αὐτοῦ autou of Him G846

The early church

Now we said above, that all His acquaintance stood afar off, and the women which followed Him. These then of His acquaintance, after His body was taken down, returned to their homes, but the women who more tenderly loved Him, following His funeral, desired to see the place where He was laid. For it follows, And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid, that in truth they might make the offerings of their devotion at the proper time.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But the race of women formerly cursed remains and sees all these things; for it follows, And the women which followed him from Galilee, seeing these things. And thus they are the first to be renewed by justification, or by the blessing which flows from His passion, as also from His resurrection.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 50–56

Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on, there must be preparation. Our worldly affairs must be so ordered, that they may not hinder us from our sabbath work; and our holy affections so stirred up, that they may carry us on in it. In whatever business we engage, or however our hearts may be affected, let us never fail to get ready for, and to keep holy, the day of sacred rest, which is the Lord's day.

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Matthew 27:61Mark 15:47

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.