Luke 23:55

55 The women who had come with Him from Galilee followed along and observed 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 Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.
54 It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
55 The women who had come with Him from Galilee followed along and observed the tomb and how His body was placed.
56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
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