Luke 23:55

55 And the women who had been accompanying him from Galilee followed [and] saw the tomb and how his body was placed.

Luke 23:55 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:55

And the women also which came with him from Galilee
(See Gill on Luke 23:49). followed after;
Joseph; and those that were with him, when they carried the body of Jesus, in order to inter it: and beheld, the sepulchre;
took notice of it, what an one it was, whereabout it stood in the garden, that they might know, and find it again: and how his body was laid;
in what position, form, and order; and observed that it was only wrapped in linen, and not anointed, or embalmed.

Luke 23:55 In-Context

53 And he took [it] down [and] wrapped it in a linen cloth and placed him in a tomb cut into the rock where no one had ever been placed.

54 And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

55 And the women who had been accompanying him from Galilee followed [and] saw the tomb and how his body was placed.

56 And they returned [and] prepared fragrant spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("followed") has been translated as a finite verb