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54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

55 There were also many women there looking on from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him. 56 Among them was [a]Mary Magdalene, and [b]Mary the mother of [c]James and Joseph, and [Salome] the [d]mother of Zebedee’s sons [James and John].

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:56 Jesus delivered this woman from seven demons (Luke 8:2). She was from the town of Magdala in Galilee.
  2. Matthew 27:56 Perhaps the same Mary identified as the wife of Clopas (Gr Alphaeus). See John 19:25. Believed to be a sister or sister-in-law of Mary the mother of Jesus.
  3. Matthew 27:56 This apostle was known as James the Less or James the Younger (Mark 15:40).
  4. Matthew 27:56 Salome, believed to be a sister of Mary the mother of Jesus (John 19:25).

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