Luke 23:49

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.”

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BSBPD

“But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and all his acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 23:49 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  2. Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
  3. Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
  4. Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
  5. Matthew 27:55And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
  6. Matthew 27:61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
  7. Mark 15:40And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
  8. Mark 15:47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
  9. Luke 8:2as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
  10. Luke 23:27A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
  11. Luke 23:55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
  12. John 19:21So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

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