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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. -25 John 19:25-27 relate an incident which is found in St. John only. Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. —Better, Mary the ( wife) of Clopas, as in margin. This Clopas is usually identified with Alphæus.
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(26) The disciple standing by, whom he loved. —Comp. Note on...
- 25 Near The Cross of Jesus Stood His Mother and Her Sister, as Well as Mary The Wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene
Verse 25. - But there were standing by the cross of Jesus....
- 26 Commentaries
John 19:25. ESV but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. NIV Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. NASB Now beside the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of ...
Mary of Clopas is explicitly mentioned only in John 19:25, where she is among the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus: Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother and His mother’s sister, Mary of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. The Gospels of Mark and Matthew each include similar passages that are nearly identical to one another:
The only knowledge we have of this Mary, besides the above facts of her sons, and of her presence at the crucifixion, is that she was that "other Mary" who, with Mary Magdalene, attended the body of Christ to the sepulcher when taken down from the cross (Mt 27:61; Mr 15:47; Lu 23:55).
GOD’S WORD Translation. 25 Jesus’ mother, her sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary from Magdala were standing beside Jesus’ cross. 26 Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there. He said to his mother, “Look, here’s your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Look, here’s your mother!”.
Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. He calls her either the wife or the daughter of Cleophas; but I prefer the latter interpretation. (173) He says, that she was the sister of the mother of Jesus, and, in saying so, he adopts the phraseology of the Hebrew language, which includes cousins, and other relatives, (174) under the term brothers.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. -25 John 19:25-27 relate an incident which is found in St. John only. Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. --Better, Mary the ( wife) of Clopas, as in margin. This Clopas is usually identified with Alphaeus.
