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  • Mark 15:40
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 40 There were also women watching from a distance, among them Mary Magʹda·lene as well as Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joʹses, and Sa·loʹme,+

  • Mark 15:40
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 40 ῏Ησαν Were δὲ but καὶ also γυναῖκες women ἀπὸ from μακρόθεν afar θεωροῦσαι, viewing, ἐν in αἷς which ones καὶ also Μαριὰμ Mary ἡ the Μαγδαληνὴ Magdalene καὶ and Μαρία Mary ἡ the Ἰακώβου of James τοῦ the μικροῦ little (one) καὶ and Ἰωσῆτος of Joses μήτηρ mother καὶ and Σαλώμη, Salome,

  • Mark 15:40
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 40 There were also women viewing from a distance,+ among them Mary Magʹda·lene as well as Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joʹses,* and Sa·loʹme,+

  • Mark 15:40
    The Bible in Living English
    • 40 And there were also women looking on from a distance; among them Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of little James and of Jose, and Salome,

  • Mark 15:40
    American Standard Version
    • 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;

  • Mark 15:40
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 40 And there were women also from afar looking on,—among whom were both Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the Little and Joses and Salome;

  • Mark 15:40
    King James Version
    • 40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

  • Mark
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 15:40 it-1 1251; it-2 841

  • Mark
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 15:40 ad 58, 358, 867, 1120, 1432, 1682

  • Mark
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 15:40

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 1251

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 841

  • Mark Study Notes—Chapter 15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 15:40

      Mary Magdalene: See study note on Mt 27:56.

      James the Less: One of Jesus’ apostles and the son of Alphaeus. (Mt 10:2, 3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:15; Ac 1:13) The designation “the Less” may indicate that this James was either not as old or not as tall as the other apostle James, the son of Zebedee.

      Joses: From Hebrew, a shortened form of Josiphiah, meaning “May Jah Add (Increase); Jah Has Added (Increased).” Although a few manuscripts here read “Joseph,” the majority of ancient manuscripts read “Joses.”​—Compare the parallel account at Mt 27:56.

      Salome: Probably from a Hebrew word meaning “peace.” Salome was a disciple of Jesus. A comparison of Mt 27:56 with Mr 3:17 and 15:40 may indicate that Salome was the mother of the apostles James and John; Matthew mentions “the mother of the sons of Zebedee,” and Mark calls her “Salome.” Further, a comparison with Joh 19:25 points to Salome as possibly being the fleshly sister of Mary, Jesus’ mother. If so, then James and John were first cousins of Jesus. In addition, as Mt 27:55, 56, Mr 15:41, and Lu 8:3 imply, Salome was among the women who accompanied Jesus and ministered to him from their belongings.

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