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54 And the centurion and the ones with him guarding Jesus— having seen the earthquake and the things having taken place— became extremely afraid, saying, “Truly this One was God’s[a] Son!”

Many Women Followers of Jesus Watch At a Distance

55 And many women were there watching at a distance, who followed Jesus from Galilee while serving Him, 56 among whom was Mary the Magdalene[b], and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother[c] of the sons of Zebedee.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:54 The centurion could mean ‘a divine person’, or be expressing genuine faith. The words do not make explicit what was in his heart.
  2. Matthew 27:56 That is, the one from Magdala, on the Sea of Galilee.
  3. Matthew 27:56 If Mark 15:40 is referring to the same person, her name was Salome.

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