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Mark 15:47

What does Mark 15:47 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 15:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 15:47 means

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watch where Jesus is laid. Their observation confirms the women’s role as primary witnesses to the burial location. By staying and seeing the tomb’s location, they become credible eyewitnesses for later events, including the discovery of the empty tomb. Their faithful presence frames the resurrection narrative: these women will return with devotion and will be the first to carry the news of what God does next.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where he is laid.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Mary of Magdala and Mary the [mother] of Joses saw where he was put.

Context

This verse closes the chapter by reminding readers that faithful women observed the burial place. It ties back to earlier mentions of women who followed and ministered to Jesus. Their witnessing provides continuity into the resurrection account, ensuring that those who mourned also become the first heralds of the good news.

v.46And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Mark 15:40

    And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

  • Matthew 27:61

    And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

  • Matthew 28:1

    Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

  • Mark 16:1

    And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

  • Luke 23:55

    And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.

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