Mark 15:40

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And there were also some women watching all this from a distance. Among them were Mary from Magdala; Mary the mother of the younger James and [his brother] Joseph [i.e., probably the wife of Clopas. See John 19:25]; and Salome [i.e., the mother of James and John and wife of Zebedee. See Matt. 27:56].

Cross References

Luke 23:49

And all of those who knew Him, as well as the women who had followed Him from Galilee [See Matt. 27:55- 56], watched all this from a distance.

Mark 16:9

Now when Jesus arose from the dead early on the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday morning], He appeared first to Mary from Magdala, from whom He had driven out seven evil spirits.

Matthew 28:1

Now as the Sabbath day ended and the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday] approached [Note: See Mark 16:1-2 for the exact timing], Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., Jesus’ mother. See Matt. 27:56] went to look at the grave site.

Matthew 27:61

Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., probably Jesus’ mother. See verse 56], stood near the grave site.

Matthew 13:55

Is not he the carpenter’s [i.e., Joseph’s] son? [And] is not his mother named Mary, and are not his brothers [named] James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?

1 Corinthians 9:5

Do we not have the right to take a believing [i.e., a Christian] wife with us [on our preaching tours], just like the rest of the apostles, and the Lord’s brothers do [i.e., James, Joseph, Judas and Simon. Mark 6:3], and Cephas [i.e., Peter]?

Mark 15:47

[Now] Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joseph [See verse 40] saw where the body was laid.

James 1:1

[This letter is from] James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, [who sends] greetings to the twelve tribes which are scattered throughout the world. [Note: This refers to Christians, probably of Jewish descent].

Galatians 1:19

But [on this trip] I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. [Note: This “James” was not one of the original twelve apostles. See Matt. 10:2-4].

Matthew 10:3

Philip, Bartholomew [i.e., the same as Nathaniel. See John 1:45], Thomas [i.e., the same as Didymus. See John 11:16], Matthew, the tax collector [i.e., the same as Levi. See Mark 2:14], James, the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus [i.e., the same as Judas, son of James. See Luke 6:16],

Mark 16:1

Now when the Sabbath day was over [i.e., after sunset on Saturday evening], Mary from Magdala; Mary the mother of James [i.e., the “other Mary” of Matt. 28:1, who was probably Jesus’ mother. See Matt. 27:56]; and Salome [i.e., the mother of James and John and wife of Zebedee. See Matt. 27:56], bought spices [i.e., consisting of aloes and other aromatic perfumes] in order to apply them to His body [i.e., as a means of embalming].

Luke 19:3

He was trying to see which one was Jesus, but could not due to the large crowd and [because] he was so short.