Wednesday, May 24, 2006
WOMEN WHO CAME OUT OF GALILEE
Vv. 2b-3b. Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3. and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna
Luke groups Mary Magdalene in with the women that he refers to as those who had come with Him out of Galilee. Luke 23:55 Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. This portion of scripture is toward the end of his gospel that looks back to these first verses in Chapter 8. However, just to make certain that the record is straight he lists them by name again in verse 10 of the following chapter: Luke 24:10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.
John tells us of Mary Magdalene’s experience as the first to witness the resurrected Christ. John 20:1-2, 10-18 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. 2. And so she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him." 10. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. 11. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12. and she beheld two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13. And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." 14. When she had said this, she turned around, and beheld Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. 15. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." 16. Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher). 17. Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren, and say to them, `I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'" 18. Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her. From this point she passes out of history.
Luke groups Mary Magdalene in with the women that he refers to as those who had come with Him out of Galilee. Luke 23:55 Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. This portion of scripture is toward the end of his gospel that looks back to these first verses in Chapter 8. However, just to make certain that the record is straight he lists them by name again in verse 10 of the following chapter: Luke 24:10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.
John tells us of Mary Magdalene’s experience as the first to witness the resurrected Christ. John 20:1-2, 10-18 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. 2. And so she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him." 10. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. 11. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12. and she beheld two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13. And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." 14. When she had said this, she turned around, and beheld Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. 15. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." 16. Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher). 17. Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren, and say to them, `I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'" 18. Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her. From this point she passes out of history.
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