Luke 23:49

49 And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

Luke 23:49 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:49

And all his acquaintance
That were related to him in a natural, or in a spiritual sense, or both, as his own mother, and beloved disciple John, who were both present, ( John 19:26 ) or those that were known unto him, and familiar with him, who attended on his ministry, and often conversed, and were intimately acquainted with him:

and the women that followed him from Galilee;
among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Joses, and Salome the mother of Zebedee's children:

stood afar off;
from the cross:

beholding these things;
with wonder, as well as looking upon their dear suffering Lord, with aching hearts, and flowing eyes.

Luke 23:49 In-Context

47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

48 And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.

49 And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

51 (He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God: