Matthew 27:61

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Matthew 27:61
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Matthew 27:61 is the sixty-first verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse describes two women waiting by the Tomb of Jesus after the crucifixion.

Content

The original

Westcott and Hort
, reads:

ην δε εκει μαριαμ η μαγδαληνη και η αλλη μαρια καθημεναι απεναντι του ταφου

In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:

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

The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:

Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 27:61.

Analysis

The tense of this verse specifically contrasts it with the previous one. In that verse Joseph of Arimathea leaves after supervising the burial of Jesus. In contrast the two Marys stay.[1] There is no mention of the women leaving, but they presumably do so prior to the sabbath, and also prior to the arrival of the guards that are dispatched in the next verses.[1]

Matthew 27:55 mentions that many women were at the crucifixion, but now only two appear. The rest of the women may have fled in the same manner as the disciples.[4]

This verse is based on

Luke 23:55
.

References

  1. ^ a b c France, R.T. The Gospel of Matthew. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2007 pg. 1091
  2. ^ Harrington, Daniel J. The Gospel of Matthew. Liturgical Press, 1991 pg. 405
  3. ^ Keener, Craig S. The Gospel of Matthew: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2009. pg. 689
  4. ^ Davies, W.D. and Dale C. Allison, Jr. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to Saint Matthew. Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1988-1997. pg. 536
Preceded by
Matthew 27:60
Gospel of Matthew
Chapter 27
Succeeded by
Matthew 27:62