Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

Among which was Mary Magdalene (see the note at ), and Mary the mother of James and Joses - the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (). See the notes at .

And the mother of Zebedee's children - that is, Salome: compare . All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterward to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body.

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