King James Version
What Does Mark 15:47 Mean?
“And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.”
Context
45
And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(47) **Mary the mother of Joses.**—In Matthew 27:61 she is described simply as “the other Mary.”
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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