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Mary (mother of James and Joses)

마리아 (야고보와 요셉의 어머니)

Matthew 27:56 names her the mother of James and Joses, kept apart from the other entries of that name. Mark 15:40 names her among the women watching from afar as Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses. This collection also places here Mary the mother of Joses, who saw where Jesus was laid (15:47), and Mary the mother of James, who bought spices and came to the tomb (16:1–2). Where the Korean Revised Version has 요셉 in Matthew 27:56 it has 요세 in Mark (WEB has Joses in both), and this collection keeps the Mary of both Gospels as one entry while leaving open, as a review question, whether she is the same woman. Luke 24:1–10 names the women who came to the tomb at early dawn on the first day of the week and returned to tell all these things to the eleven and to all the rest: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and this collection places that Mary the mother of James here as well.

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LUK 24:1–12, engwebp
¹But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
³They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body.
⁴While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
⁵Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
⁶He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
⁷saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
⁸They remembered his words,
⁹returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
¹⁰Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
¹¹These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.
¹²But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
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MAT 27:45–56, engwebp
⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
⁴⁷Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
⁴⁹The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
⁵⁰Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
⁵¹Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
⁵²The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
⁵⁴Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
⁵⁵Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
⁵⁶Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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MRK 15:33–41, engwebp
³³When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
³⁴At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
³⁵Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
³⁶One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
³⁷Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
³⁸The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
³⁹When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
⁴⁰There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
⁴¹who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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MRK 15:42–47, engwebp
⁴²When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
⁴³Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
⁴⁴Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
⁴⁵When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
⁴⁶He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
⁴⁷Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
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MRK 16:1–8, engwebp
¹When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
²Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
³They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
⁴for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
⁵Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
⁶He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!
⁷But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
⁸They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.
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Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

Unresolved interpretation: Mary the mother of James and Joses in Matthew 27:56 and Mark 15:40

Matthew 27:56 names, among the women watching from afar, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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- MAT 27:45–56, engwebp
  ⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
  ⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
  ⁴⁷Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
  ⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
  ⁴⁹The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
  ⁵⁰Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
  ⁵¹Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
  ⁵²The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
  ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
  ⁵⁴Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
  ⁵⁵Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
  ⁵⁶Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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Mark 15:40 names, at the same point in the story, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; 15:47 names Mary the mother of Joses and 16:1 Mary the mother of James. The Korean Revised Version writes 요셉 in Matthew and 요세 in Mark; WEB has Joses in both.
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- MRK 15:33–41, engwebp
  ³³When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
  ³⁴At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
  ³⁵Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
  ³⁶One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
  ³⁷Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
  ³⁸The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
  ³⁹When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
  ⁴⁰There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
  ⁴¹who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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- MRK 15:42–47, engwebp
  ⁴²When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
  ⁴³Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
  ⁴⁴Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
  ⁴⁵When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
  ⁴⁶He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
  ⁴⁷Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
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- MRK 16:1–8, engwebp
  ¹When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
  ²Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
  ³They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
  ⁴for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
  ⁵Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
  ⁶He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!
  ⁷But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
  ⁸They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.
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Both Gospels call her Mary the mother of James and Joses at the same point in the story, so this collection records her as one entry. The Korean Revised Version writes her son’s name 요셉 in one and 요세 in the other, and Mark calls James “the less”, so whether one entry is right is left for review.

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Entry: Mary (mother of James and Joses) (person-mary-of-james)
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Current wording: Matthew 27:56 names her the mother of James and Joses, kept apart from the other entries of that name. Mark 15:40 names her among the women watching from afar as Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses. This collection also places here Mary the mother of Joses, who saw where Jesus was laid (15:47), and Mary the mother of James, who bought spices and came to the tomb (16:1–2). Where the Korean Revised Version has 요셉 in Matthew 27:56 it has 요세 in Mark (WEB has Joses in both), and this collection keeps the Mary of both Gospels as one entry while leaving open, as a review question, whether she is the same woman. Luke 24:1–10 names the women who came to the tomb at early dawn on the first day of the week and returned to tell all these things to the eleven and to all the rest: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and this collection places that Mary the mother of James here as well.
Cited evidence: LUK 24:1–12, engwebp / MAT 27:45–56, engwebp / MRK 15:33–41, engwebp / MRK 15:42–47, engwebp / MRK 16:1–8, engwebp
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