matthew 27:55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

matthew 27:55 And many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him,

The Galilean Women (Mt 27:55, 56).

55. And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus--The sense here would be better brought out by the use of the pluperfect, "which had followed Jesus."
from Galilee, ministering unto him--As these dear women had ministered to Him during His glorious missionary tours in Galilee (see on Lu 8:1-3), so from this statement it should seem that they accompanied him and ministered to His wants from Galilee on His final journey to Jerusalem.

matthew 27:55 And many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him,

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