She and her family lived for a time in Egypt but eventually settled back into life at Nazareth, their home town. She conceived a child through the power of the Holy Spirit and visited her cousin Elizabeth during her pregnancy.Īfter being informed of this fact by God, Joseph took her as his wife and soon Jesus was born in Bethlehem. She lived in Nazareth and was engaged to a man named Joseph, a carpenter. Most of what we know about her comes from either Matthew or Luke's early account of Jesus' life. These were Greek versions of the Hebrew name Miriam (the name of Moses' sister).
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The name that she carries along with the other two appears in the Greek N.T. The first Mary mentioned is Mary, the earthly mother of Jesus. I would like to describe the relationships between these women and how three women named Mary ended up at the cross of Christ. And while we have this close-up in view, have you noticed yet that these three women, who are at the foot of the cross during Jesus' darkest hour, are all named Mary? But on a more personal, immediate note it is a man being executed in pubic, making arrangements with one of His closest friends for the future care of His mother. In a historical context this is the Son of God, dying for the sins of all mankind, bidding farewell to His earthly family. This is a close-up look at a family dealing with a crushing event in their lives. When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
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So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be" this was to fulfill the Scripture: "They divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.īut standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
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Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.