Matthew 27:61

And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

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Interpretation

In the burial of Christ was nothing of pomp or solemnity. As Christ had not a house of his own, wherein to lay his head, while he lived, so he had not a grave of his own, wherein to lay his body, when he was dead.

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This thought runs through Matthew 27:57-61.

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Glossary

Mary Person: Hebrew Miriam. (1. ) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture ( Matt. 2:11 ; Acts 1:14 ). Little is known of her personal history.