And all his acquaintance,…. That were related to him in a natural, or in a spiritual sense, or both, as his own mother, and beloved disciple John, who were both present, Joh 19:26 or those that were known unto him, and familiar with him, who attended on his ministry, and often conversed, and were intimately acquainted with him:

and the women that followed him from Galilee; among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Joses, and Salome the mother of Zebedee’s children:

stood afar off; from the cross:

beholding these things; with wonder, as well as looking upon their dear suffering Lord, with aching hearts, and flowing eyes.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Stood afar off ( ). Same verb as in verse 35. Melancholy picture of the inner circle of the acquaintances of Jesus and the faithful band of women from Galilee.

Seeing these things ( ). And helpless either to prevent them or to understand them. They could only stand and look with blinded eyes.

Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament

That followed [] . Lit., followed with [] . So Rev. See on Mt 27:55.

Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament

1) “And all his acquaintance,” (de pantes hoi gnostoi auto) “Then all those known to him,” those of His personal acquaintance, Mat 27:55; Mar 15:41.

2) “And the women that followed him from Galilee,” (kai gunaikes hoi sunakolouthousai auto apo tes Galilaias) “And those women who accompanied him from Galilee,” in particular, of which four are named, Luk 8:2-3; Mat 27:56. These followed Jesus during all His ministry, and supported Him financially of their estates.

3) “Stood afar off,” (heistekeisan apo makrothen) “They stood from (him) afar off,” and away from the pressing crowd, Mat 27:55. Decency and pity prevented a nearer approach, Psa 38:11.

4) “Beholding these things.” (horosai tauta) “Just beholding these things,” that were going on, Mar 15:40; Psa 142:4.

Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

(49) All his acquaintance.This is the only passage in which the word is used. St. Luke apparently employs it as intermediate between the spectators and the avowed disciples. Such may have been Simon, or Lazarus, of Bethany, or the rulers who believed yet did hot confess, or the owners of the ass and of the colt, or the proprietor of the house in which the Passover had been eaten.

The women that had followed him from Galilee.St. Luke does not name them as St. Matthew and St. Mark do, probably because in Luk. 8:2-3, he had already given the names of the most prominent among them.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

‘And all his acquaintance, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.’

In what contrast were the crowds with His disciples and the women who followed Him. They too had stood afar off seeing these things. They were probably afraid to come too close in case they were arrested. But the way this is expressed suggests that they would continue to remember it. They saw these things. The cutting short of the sentence without an explanatory final clause such as we find in Luk 23:48 indicates that with them the effect continued. They would not easily forget.

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

Luk 23:49. And all his acquaintance, and the women, &c. Who these acquaintance were, we learn from Mat 27:55; Mat 27:66 and Mar 15:40. The three evangelists agree in affirming that these women stood afar off; yet this is not inconsistent with Joh 19:25 where our Lord’s mother, andher sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene, are said to have stood beside the cross. They were kept at a distance awhile, perhaps by the guards, or they were afraid to approach; but when the greatest part of the soldiers were drawn off, and the eclipse was begun, they gathered courage, and came so near, that Jesus had an opportunity to speak to them a little before he expired.

When we call to mind the perfect innocence of the Lord Jesus, the uncommon love that he bore to mankind, and the many substantial good offices which he did to multitudes groaning under the burden of their afflictions: when we think of the esteem in which the common people held him all along, howcheerfully they followed him to the remotest corners of the country, and with what pleasure they heard his discourses, it cannot but be matter of the greatest surprise to find them, at the conclusion, rushing all on a sudden into the opposite extremes, and every body as it were combined to treat him with the most barbarous cruelty. When Pilate asked the people, if they inclined to have Jesus released, his disciples, though they were very numerous, and might have made a great appearance in his behalf, remained quite silent. The Roman soldiers, notwithstanding their general had declared him an innocent person, most inhumanlyinsulted him; the scribes and Pharisees ridiculed him; the common people, who had received him with hosannahs a few days before, wagged their heads at him, as they passed by, and railed on him as a deceiver; nay, the very thief on the cross reviled him. This sudden revolution in the humours of the nation may seem unaccountable; yet if we could assign a proper reason for the silence of the disciples, the principleswhich influenced the rest might be discovered in their several speeches. Christ’s followers had attached themselves to him, too much from an expectation of being raised to great wealth and power in his kingdom; but seeing no appearance at all of what they looked for, they permitted him to be condemned, perhaps because they thought it would have obliged him to break the Roman yoke by miracle. If the reader can trace out a more probable reason for their silence, when Pilate offered thrice to release their Master, and in a manner begged them to ask his life, his pains in such an inquiry will certainly be well bestowed. With respect to the soldiers, they were angry that any one should have pretended to royalty in Judea, where Caesar had established his authority: hence they insulted him with the title of king, and paid him mock honours. As for the common people, they seem to have lost their opinion of him, probably because he had neither convinced the council, nor rescued himself when they condemned him. They began therefore to look upon the story industriously spread abroad of him, viz. his having boasted that he could destroy and rebuild the temple in three days, as a kind of blasphemy, because it required divine power to execute such an undertaking. Accordingly, in derision, they saluted him by the title of The destroyer and builder again of the temple in three days; and with a malicious sneer bade him save himself, and come down from the cross; insinuating that the one was a much easier matter than the other. The priests and scribes were filled with the most implacable and diabolical hatred of him, because he had torn off their masks, and shewed them to the people in their true colours; wherefore they ridiculed his miracles whence he drew his reputation, by pretendingto acknowledge them; but at the same time adding a reflection, which they thought entirely confuted them, He saved others, himself he cannot save. To conclude, the impenitent thief also fancied that he must have delivered both himself and them, if he had been the Messiah. But as no sign of such a deliverance appeared, he upbraided him for making pretensions to that high character, by saying, If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.

Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke

49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

Ver. 49. See Mat 27:55 .

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

49. ] See on Matt. and Mark.

Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament

Luk 23:49 . , His acquaintances, Galileans mostly, who stood till the end, but far away. Mt. and Mk. do not mention this. No word of the eleven. : warm-hearted Galileans they too, and women , therefore bolder where the heart was concerned; nearer presumably, therefore “seeing” predicted of them specially ( ). The men stood at a safe distance, the women cared more for seeing than for safety .

Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson

And = But. Marking the contrast between the people and the women.

His acquaintance = thosewho knew (App-132. ) Him,

followed = followed with.

Galilee. See App-169.

stood = continued standing. The crowds turned back.

beholding = looking on. Greek. horao. App-133.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

49.] See on Matt. and Mark.

Fuente: The Greek Testament

acquaintance: Job 19:13, Psa 38:11, Psa 88:18, Psa 142:4

the women: Luk 23:27, Luk 23:55, Luk 8:2, Mat 27:55, Mat 27:56, Mat 27:61, Mar 15:40, Mar 15:41, Mar 15:47, Joh 19:21-27

Reciprocal: Joh 19:25 – and his Act 1:14 – with the

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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The women were faithful to the last, but with feminine timidity they stood some distance away watching. They had come from the same district were Jesus was brought up, Galilee, and had served Him on various occasions.

Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary

Luk 23:49. And all his acquaintance. Peculiar to Luke. All now present in Jerusalem. The Eleven may be included, though John had led Mary home. Possibly they were not there, fearing to come, a view favored by the fact that no mention is made of them in connection with the burial. The account is so brief, that it cannot be considered as contradictory, Joh 19:25.

Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament

23:49 {16} And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

(16) Christ gathers together and defends his little flock in the midst of the tormentors.

Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes