Luc 23:49

49 Et tous ceux de sa connaissance, et les femmes qui l'avaient suivi depuis la Galilée, se tenaient loin, regardant ces choses.

Luc 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.

Luc 23:49 In-Context

47 Le centenier, voyant ce qui était arrivé, donna gloire à Dieu, en disant: Certainement cet homme était juste.
48 Et tout le peuple qui s'était assemblé à ce spectacle, voyant les choses qui étaient arrivées, s'en retournait en se frappant la poitrine.
49 Et tous ceux de sa connaissance, et les femmes qui l'avaient suivi depuis la Galilée, se tenaient loin, regardant ces choses.
50 Or un homme, appelé Joseph, qui était conseiller, homme de bien et juste;
51 Qui n'avait point consenti à leur dessein, ni à leurs actes; qui était d'Arimathée, ville de Judée, et qui attendait aussi le règne de Dieu,
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.