King James Version
Matthew 27:55 in the King James Version says “And many women were there beholding afar off , which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And many women were there beholding afar off , which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:”
Matthew 27:55 · KJV
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
And many women were there beholding afar off , which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“many”
G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
“afar off”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“beholding”
G2334to be a spectator of, i.e., discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
“followed”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“afar off”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“ministering”
G1247to be an attendant, i.e., wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a christian deacon
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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