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Matthew 27:61

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What does Matthew 27:61 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
Matthew 27:61 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
58this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.
59And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62Now on the morrow, which is [the day] after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,
63saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again.
64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, etc.] The wife of Cleophas, and the mother of James and of Joses: sitting over against the sepulchre; observing where the body of Christ was put, and how it was laid; for they intended to prepare spices and ointments to anoint it with; and were mourning for the death of Christ: for sitting was a mourning posture, which now they were allowed, the body being taken down from the cross, and interred by leave of the governor; for, for one that died as a malefactor, they might not use the outward signs of mourning: the canon is this f1733; for such “they do not mourn, but they grieve; and there is no grieving but in the heart:” hence these women…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary--"the mother of James and Joses," mentioned before (Mat 27:56). sitting over against the sepulchre--(See on Mar 16:1). The Sepulchre Guarded (Mat 27:62-66).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mary Magdalene: Mat 27:56 Matthew 27:62”
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