SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:47
Y María Magdalena, y María madre de Jos, miraban donde era puesto.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 15:47
Verse 47. Beheld where he was laid.] The courage and affection of these holy women cannot be too much admired. The strength of the Lord is perfected in weakness; for here a timid man, and a few weak women, acknowledge Jesus in death, when the strong and the mighty utterly forsook him. HUMAN strength and human weakness are only names in religion. The mightiest MAN, in the hour of trial, can do nothing without the strength of God; and the weakest WOMAN can do all things, if Christ strengthen her.
These truths are sufficiently exemplified in the case of Peter and all his brother disciples on the one hand; and Joseph of Arimathea and the two Marys on the other. And all this is recorded, equally to prevent both presumption and despair. Reader, let not these examples be produced before thee in vain.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 47. And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses , etc..] Or Joseph, as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read: beheld where he was laid : very likely they saw Joseph, and his men, take him down from the cross, and they followed him, and observed where he laid him; or, as the Ethiopic version reads, where they buried him; placing themselves, as Matthew suggests, right over against the sepulchre, ( Matthew 27:61); so that they were witnesses of his death, and of his burial, as they afterwards were of his resurrection from the dead.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 42-47 - We are here attending the burial of our Lord Jesus. Oh that we may be grace be planted in the likeness of it! Joseph of Arimathea was one wh waited for the kingdom of God. Those who hope for a share in it privileges, must own Christ's cause, when it seems to be crushed. Thi man God raised up for his service. There was a special providence, tha Pilate should be so strict in his inquiry, that there might be n pretence to say Jesus was alive. Pilate gave Joseph leave to take dow the body, and do what he pleased with it. Some of the women behel where Jesus was laid, that they might come after the sabbath to anoin the dead body, because they had not time to do it before. Specia notice was taken of Christ's sepulchre, because he was to rise again And he will not forsake those who trust in him, and call upon him Death, deprived of its sting, will soon end the believer's sorrows, a it ended those of the Saviour __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
η 3588 T-NSF δε 1161 CONJ μαρια 3137 N-NSF η 3588 T-NSF μαγδαληνη 3094 N-NSF και 2532 CONJ μαρια 3137 N-NSF ιωση 2499 N-GSM εθεωρουν 2334 5707 V-IAI-3P που 4225 PRT τιθεται 5087 5743 V-PPI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
47. Beheld (eqewroun). Imperfect tense. Were looking on meanwhile. The verb also implies steady and careful contemplation. They took careful note.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
15:47 {Beheld} (eqewroun). Imperfect tense picturing the two Marys "sitting over against the sepulchre" (#Mt 27:61) and watching in silence as the shadows fell upon all their hopes and dreams. Apparently these two remained after the other women who had been beholding from afar the low-spirited end (#Mr 15:40) had left and "were watching the actions of Joseph and Nicodemus" (Swete). Probably also they saw the body of Jesus carried and hence they knew where it was laid and saw that it remained there (teqeitai, perfect passive indicative, state of completion). "It is evident that they constituted themselves a party of observation" (Gould).
