Mary — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Popular feminine name among first-century Jews, borne by six (or seven) women in the NT.

1. Mary, the mother of Jesus. According to the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke, Mary was a young Jewish virgin, probably from the tribe of Judah, who during her engagement to Joseph (of Davidic descent from the tribe of Judah) was discovered to be pregnant. This was due to her submission to the Holy Spirit (Mt 1:18-25; Lk 1:26-38). The couple married and lived first in Nazareth of Galilee, then traveled to Bethlehem (Joseph’s hometown) for a census, where Jesus was born (Mt 2:1; Lk 1:5; 2:4-5). Matthew informs us that shortly after the birth the family had to flee to Egypt to escape Herod (Mt 2:13-14). Later, the family resided again in Nazareth (Mt 2:23; Lk 2:39).

Show passage in OET: MAT 1:18–25

OET-RV MAT 1:18

18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph). But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit.

OET-RV MAT 1:19

19 But her husband to be, Yosef, was a godly man, and not wishing to disgrace Maria, he decided to quietly divorce her.

OET-RV MAT 1:20

20 But as he was pondering that, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Yosef, descendant of King David, don’t be afraid to marry Maria, because the baby in her has been conceived by the holy spirit.

OET-RV MAT 1:21

21 In due course she’ll have a son and you’ll name him Yeshua, because he’ll save his people from their sins.”

OET-RV MAT 1:22

22 Now all that happened in fulfilment of what Yahweh had said through the prophet,

OET-RV MAT 1:23

23 “Listen, the virgin will get pregnant and she’ll have a son, and they’ll call him Imanu -El (Grk. Emmanuel) (in Hebrew) which means ‘God with us.’ ”

OET-RV MAT 1:24

24 Then Yosef got up and did what Yahweh’s messenger had commanded him, and he went ahead and married Maria,

OET-RV MAT 1:25

25 but he didn’t sleep with her until after she had given birth. Yosef named the boy Yeshua.

OET-LV MAT 1:18

18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:19

19 And Yōsaʸf the husband of _her, being righteous and not willing to _expose her, was _counselled to _send_ her _away secretly.

OET-LV MAT 1:20

20 But these things having _been _considered of _him, see, a_messenger of_the_master was _seen to _him in a_dream saying:
Yōsaʸf, son of _Dawid, may_ not _be _afraid to _receive Maria the wife of _you, because/for the one in her having _been _born is from the_ holy _spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:21

21 And she _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous, because/for he will _be _saving the people of _him from the sins of _them.

OET-LV MAT 1:22

22 And all this has _become, in _order _that the thing having _been _spoken by the_master through the prophet may _be _fulfilled saying,

OET-LV MAT 1:23

23 Behold, the virgin will _be _having in womb and will _be _bearing a_son, and they _will _be _calling the name of _him Emmanouaʸl/(ˊImmānū^ʼēl), which is being _translated:
- god With us.

OET-LV MAT 1:24

24 And the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) having _been _raised from the sleep, did as the messenger of_the_master commanded to _him, and received the wife of _him,

OET-LV MAT 1:25

25 and was_ not _knowing her until of _which she _bore a_son, and he _called the name of _him, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

Show passage in OET: MAT 2:1

OET-RV MAT 2:1

2 After Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) had been born in Beyt -Lehem (Bethlehem) in Yehudah (Judea) province during the time of King Herodes (Herod), watchers of signs arrived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) from the east

OET-LV MAT 2:1

2 And the Yaʸsous having _been _born in Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem) of_ the _Youdaia in the_days of _Haʸrōdaʸs the king, see, wise _men from east arrived in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim)

Show passage in OET: LUK 1:5

OET-RV LUK 1:5

5 It started with the priest Zekaryah (Zechariah; Grk. Zakarias) and his wife Elisheva (Elizabeth; Grk. Elisabet) at the time when Herodes (Herod) was the king of Yehudah (Judea). (Zekaryah was in the priestly division of Aviyah, and Elisheva was also a descendant of Aharon (Aaron).)

OET-LV LUK 1:5

5 It _became in the days of _Haʸrōdaʸs king of_ the _Youdaia, a_ certain _priest by_the_name Zaⱪarias of division of _Abia/(ʼAⱱīāh), and wife to _him of the daughters of_Aʼarōn/(ʼAhₐron), and the name of _her, Elisabet.

Show passage in OET: LUK 2:4–5

OET-RV LUK 2:4

4 Because Yosef (Joseph) was a descendant of King David, he left the town of Nazaret (Nazareth) in the Galil region and went down to David’s town of Beyt -Lehem (Bethlehem) in Yehudah (Judea)

OET-RV LUK 2:5

5 to register along with Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam), his pregnant fiancée.

OET-LV LUK 2:4

4 And Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) went _up also, from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) out _of the_city of _Nazaret, to the Youdaia to the_city of _Dawid/(Dāvid), which is _being _called Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), because _of that him to _be from the_household and family of _Dawid,

OET-LV LUK 2:5

5 to _register with Maria/(Miryām), which having _been _betrothed to _him, being pregnant.

Show passage in OET: MAT 2:13–14

OET-RV MAT 2:13

13 After they’d departed, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to Yosef (Joseph) in a dream and said, “Leave now and take the child and his mother, and flee to Mitsrayim (Egypt). Remain there until I tell you, because King Herodes (Herod) will soon search for the child in order to kill him.”

OET-RV MAT 2:14

14 So Yosef got ready during the night and took the child and his mother and departed for Mitsrayim.

OET-LV MAT 2:13

13 And having _withdrawn from _them, see, a_messenger of_the_master is _appearing in a_dream to_ the _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) saying:
Having _been _raised, take the little _child and the mother of _him, and be _fleeing into Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim), and be there until wishfully I _may _tell to _you, because/for Haʸrōdaʸs is _going to _be _seeking the little _child which to _destroy him.

OET-LV MAT 2:14

14 And which having _been _raised, he _took the little _child and the mother of _him by _night and withdrew into Aiguptos,

Show passage in OET: MAT 2:23

OET-RV MAT 2:23

23 Once he got there, he settled into a town called Nazaret (Nazareth), and so what had been spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He’ll be called a person from Nazaret.”

OET-LV MAT 2:23

23 and having _come, he _dwelt into a_city being _called Nazaret, so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken through the prophets, he _will _be _being _called that A_from _Nazaret.

Show passage in OET: LUK 2:39

OET-RV LUK 2:39

39 When they had done all the rituals according to Yahweh’s instructions, they returned to their home town of Nazaret (Nazareth) up in Galil.

OET-LV LUK 2:39

39 And when they _accomplished all the things according _to the law of_the_master, they _returned to the Galilaia/(Gālīl), to Nazaret the_city of _themselves.

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We have little other information about Mary. She was certainly a concerned mother (as her scolding of Jesus in Lk 2:48 shows), and she later had a high estimate of Jesus’ ability (as at the wedding in Cana, Jn 2:1-4). She had several other sons and daughters to care for. She appeared at the foot of the cross, where Jesus asked “the beloved disciple” to care for her in her grief (Jn 19:25-27). After the resurrection she and Jesus’ brothers were among the disciples who experienced the outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost (Acts 1:14). No further mention is made of her.

Show passage in OET: LUK 2:48

OET-RV LUK 2:48

48 When his parents found him, they were astonished and his mother asked, “Son, how could you do this to us? Your father and I have been frantic looking for you!”

OET-LV LUK 2:48

48 And having _seen him, they _were _astonished and the mother of _him said to him:
Child, why did _you thus to _us?
Behold, the father of _you and _I, being _distressed were _seeking you.

Show passage in OET: JHN 2:1–4

OET-RV JHN 2:1

2 On the Tuesday, there was a wedding in Kana in Galil, and Yeshua’s (Jesus’; Grk. Yesus’) mother was there

OET-RV JHN 2:2

2 and Yeshua and his apprentices were also invited.

OET-RV JHN 2:3

3 When the wine ran out at the wedding, his mother said to him, “They haven’t got any more wine.”

OET-RV JHN 2:4

4 Yeshua answered, “What does that have to do with us, mother? It’s not the time for my ministry yet.”

OET-LV JHN 2:1

2 And on _the the third day a_wedding became in Kana of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl), and the mother of_ the _Yaʸsous was there.

OET-LV JHN 2:2

2 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) was_ also _invited and the apprentices/followers of _him to the wedding.

OET-LV JHN 2:3

3 And having _been _deficient of _wine, the mother the of_Yaʸsous is _saying to him:
They _are_ not _having wine.

OET-LV JHN 2:4

4 And the Yaʸsous is _saying to _her:
What to _me and to _you, woman?
The hour of _me is_ not _yet _coming.

Show passage in OET: JHN 19:25–27

OET-RV JHN 19:25

25 Meanwhile a group of women had stayed standing near Yeshua on the post: his mother and his aunt, Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) the wife of Klopas, and Miryam from Magdala.

OET-RV JHN 19:26

26 When Yeshua saw his mother and also the apprentice that he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Look, he’ll be your son.”

OET-RV JHN 19:27

27 And to the apprentice he said, “Look, she’ll be your mother.” And that apprentice took her into his own home from then on.

OET-LV JHN 19:25

25 On _the _other _hand the mother of _him had _stood by the stake of_ the _Yaʸsous, and the sister of _the mother of _him, Maria/(Miryām) the wife of_ the _Clopas, and Maria the from _Magdala.

OET-LV JHN 19:26

26 Yaʸsous therefore having _seen his mother, and the apprentice/follower having _stood _by whom he _was _loving, is _saying to _the mother:
Woman, see, the son of _you.

OET-LV JHN 19:27

27 Thereafter he _is _saying to _the apprentice/follower:
Behold, the mother of _you.
And from that the hour took the apprentice/follower her to his own.

Show passage in OET: ACT 1:14

OET-RV ACT 1:14

14 They were united in their ongoing prayers, along with Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) the mother of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), and his brothers.

OET-LV ACT 1:14

14 These all were persevering the in _prayer with _one _accord, with the_women and Maria/(Miryām) the mother of_ the _Yaʸsous, and the brothers of _him.

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Mary’s song of praise, “The Magnificat” (Lk 1:46-55) displays her sterling humility and trust in God’s will. She is truly “blessed among women” (v 42).

Show passage in OET: LUK 1:46–55

OET-RV LUK 1:46

46 Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) said,
⇔ “My soul praises Yahweh,

OET-RV LUK 1:47

47 and my spirit is so happy about God, my saviour,

OET-RV LUK 1:48

48 because he noticed his humble servant girl.
⇔ Look now, all the future generations will consider that I was blessed

OET-RV LUK 1:49

49 because the powerful one treated me incredibly,
⇔ and his name is holy.

OET-RV LUK 1:50

50 He shows his mercy to multiple generations;
⇔ to those who honour him.

OET-RV LUK 1:51

51 His arm is powerful;
⇔ he scatters those who are proud in their hearts.

OET-RV LUK 1:52

52 He knocks kings off their thrones,
⇔ and praises those who are humble.

OET-RV LUK 1:53

53 Those who are hungry, he fills with good things,
⇔ but those who are rich, he sends away empty handed.

OET-RV LUK 1:54

54 He took good care of his servant, Yisrael (Israel),
⇔ to be reminded of mercy

OET-RV LUK 1:55

55 as he spoke to our ancestors,
⇔ to Avraham and his descendants,
⇔ at the right time.”

OET-LV LUK 1:46

46 And Maria said:
The soul of _me is _magnifying the master,

OET-LV LUK 1:47

47 and the spirit of _me exulted in the god, the saviour of _me.

OET-LV LUK 1:48

48 Because he _looked _at on the humiliation of _the handmaiden of _him.
For/Because see, from the time now all the generations will _be _counting_ me _blessed.

OET-LV LUK 1:49

49 Because the powerful one did great things to _me, and the name of _him is holy.

OET-LV LUK 1:50

50 And the mercy of _him is to generations and generations, to _the ones revering him.

OET-LV LUK 1:51

51 He _did power with the_arm of _him, the_proud in_the_mind of _heart of _them he _scattered.

OET-LV LUK 1:52

52 He _took _down sovereigns from thrones, and elevated the_humble.

OET-LV LUK 1:53

53 He _filled hungering ones with _good things, and he _sent _away being _rich ones empty-handed.

OET-LV LUK 1:54

54 He _took _care of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) servant of _him, to _be _reminded of _mercy,

OET-LV LUK 1:55

55 as he _spoke to the fathers of _us, to_ the _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) and to _the descendants of _him, because/for the age.

Show passage in OET: LUK 1:42

OET-RV LUK 1:42

42 and she called out loudly, “Out of all women, you have been blessed and the baby in your womb has been blessed.

OET-LV LUK 1:42

42 and she _cried _out with_a_ loud _voice and said:
You having _been _blessed among women, and the fruit of _the womb of _you having _been _blessed.

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2. Mary, the mother of James and Joseph. This woman goes by several names, but in each account she appears among Jesus’ faithful female disciples, standing by the cross and witnessing the empty tomb. Matthew calls her “Mary the mother of James and Joseph” or just “the other Mary” (27:56, 61 OET MAT 27:56 · OET MAT 27:61; 28:1); Mark names her “Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses,” “Mary the mother of Joses,” or “Mary the mother of James” (15:40, 47 OET MRK 15:40 · OET MRK 15:47; 16:1); in John’s Gospel, she is “Mary wife of Clopas” (19:25), though she may possibly be a separate Mary. Tradition has it that this Mary was Jesus’ aunt, as Clopas was Joseph’s brother (Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History 3.11).

Show passage in OET: MAT 27:56; MAT 27:61

OET-RV MAT 27:56

56 including Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala, Miryam the mother of Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yosef (Joseph), and Zavday’s (Grk. Zebedaios’) wife—the mother of Ya’akov and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes).

OET-RV MAT 27:61

61 Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala and the other Miryam sat there in front of the tomb.

OET-LV MAT 27:56

56 among whom was Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala, and Maria the mother of_ the _Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) and of_Yōsaʸs/(Yōşēf?
), and the mother of _the sons of _Zebedaios.

OET-LV MAT 27:61

61 And Maria the from _Magdala was there and the other Maria, sitting in _front _of the tomb.

Show passage in OET: MAT 28:1

OET-RV MAT 28:1

28 After the days of rest during the first light of Sunday morning, Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala and the other Miryam went out to visit the tomb.

OET-LV MAT 28:1

28 And after the_days _of _rest, at _the time dawning toward the_first day of_the_week, Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala and the other Maria came, to _observe the tomb.

Show passage in OET: MRK 15:40; MRK 15:47

OET-RV MRK 15:40

40 Further back, there was also a group of women observing everything. They included Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala, Miryam the mother of young Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yoseh, and Salome,

OET-RV MRK 15:47

47 Others were watching and noted where the body had been laid, including Miryam (Grk. Maria/Mariam) from Magdala and Miryam who was Yoseh’ mother.

OET-LV MRK 15:40

40 And were also women observing from afar, among whom both Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala, and Maria the mother of_Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) the little and of_Yōsaʸs/(Yōşēf?
), and Salōmaʸ,

OET-LV MRK 15:47

47 And the Maria the from _Magdala and Maria the mother of _Yōsaʸs were _observing where he _has _been _laid.

Show passage in OET: MRK 16:1

OET-RV MRK 16:1

16 After the Rest Day was over, Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala, Miryam the mother of Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos), and Salome, all went and bought some traditional burial spices that evening to take to the burial chamber and place with the body.

OET-LV MRK 16:1

16 And the day _of _rest having _elapsed, the Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala and Maria the mother of_ the _Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), and Salōmaʸ, bought spices in _order _that having _come, they _may _anoint him.

Show passage in OET: JHN 19:25

OET-RV JHN 19:25

25 Meanwhile a group of women had stayed standing near Yeshua on the post: his mother and his aunt, Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) the wife of Klopas, and Miryam from Magdala.

OET-LV JHN 19:25

25 On _the _other _hand the mother of _him had _stood by the stake of_ the _Yaʸsous, and the sister of _the mother of _him, Maria/(Miryām) the wife of_ the _Clopas, and Maria the from _Magdala.

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3. Mary Magdalene. We know little about this woman other than that her name indicates that she was from Magdala in Galilee. Somewhere in Galilee she met Jesus, who cast seven demons out of her. She then joined the band of disciples and followed Jesus wherever he went (Lk 8:2), ending up in Jerusalem at the foot of the cross when all the male disciples had fled (Mk 15:40; Jn 19:25). She observed Jesus’ burial (Mk 15:47) and witnessed the events surrounding the resurrection. Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1, and Luke 24:10 group her with the other women who went to the tomb. John says that she was the first among these women to discover the empty tomb, the first to report to the disciples, and the first to see the risen Christ as she lingered by the tomb after all the others had left (Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 OET JHN 20:1–2 · OET JHN 20:11–18). This faithful disciple, however, was not allowed to touch her Lord (v 17).

Show passage in OET: LUK 8:2

OET-RV LUK 8:2

2 along with some women who’d been healed from evil spirits and sicknesses: Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala (that seven demons had come out of),

OET-LV LUK 8:2

2 and some women who were having _been _healed from evil spirits and sicknesses:
Maria/(Miryām) who being _called from _Magdala, from whom seven demons had _come _out,

Show passage in OET: MRK 15:40

OET-RV MRK 15:40

OET-LV MRK 15:40

Show passage in OET: MRK 15:47

OET-RV MRK 15:47

47 Others were watching and noted where the body had been laid, including Miryam (Grk. Maria/Mariam) from Magdala and Miryam who was Yoseh’ mother.

OET-LV MRK 15:47

47 And the Maria the from _Magdala and Maria the mother of _Yōsaʸs were _observing where he _has _been _laid.

Show passage in OET: LUK 24:10

OET-RV LUK 24:10

10 (The women who told this to the missionaries were Miryam (Grk. Maria/Mariam) from Magdala, Yohanah, Miryam the mother of Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos), and the other women who were with them.)

OET-LV LUK 24:10

10 And they _were the from _Magdala Maria/(Miryām), and Yōanna, and Maria the mother of_Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), and the rest with them, who _were _telling these things to the ambassadors.

Show passage in OET: JHN 20:1–2; JHN 20:11–18

OET-RV JHN 20:1

20 The following Sunday, Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) from Magdala went out to the tomb very early when it was still dark, and she saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

OET-RV JHN 20:2

2 So she ran quickly and went to Shim’on (Simon) Kefa (Peter; Grk. Petros) and the other apprentice that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) loved, and told them, “They’ve taken the master’s body out of the tomb and we don’t know where they’ve put it.”

OET-RV JHN 20:11

11 But Miryam (Grk. Maria/Mariam) had stayed there outside the tomb weeping. But when she stooped down and looked into the tomb,

OET-RV JHN 20:12

12 she saw two messengers dressed in white sitting there—one at the head end and one at the feet end of the slab where Yeshua’s (Jesus’; Grk. Yesus’) body had been lying.

OET-RV JHN 20:13

13 They spoke to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
¶ “Because they’ve taken away my master,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”

OET-RV JHN 20:14

14 Then she turned back around and saw Yeshua standing there, but she didn’t realise who it was.

OET-RV JHN 20:15

15 Yeshua asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?”
¶ Miryam assumed he might be the gardener, so she answered, “Mister, if you took the body, tell me where you put it and I’ll get it taken away for you.”

OET-RV JHN 20:16

16 Yeshua just answered, “Miryam.”
¶ She spun around and said, “My teacher!” (‘Rabboni’ in Hebrew.)

OET-RV JHN 20:17

17 “Don’t touch me,” Yeshua said to her, “because I haven’t gone back up to the father yet, but go and tell my brothers that I’m going up to my father and the father of you all, and my god and the god of you all.”

OET-RV JHN 20:18

18 So Miryam went and told the apprentices, “I’ve seen the master,” and she told them what he’d said.

OET-LV JHN 20:1

20 And on _the first day of _the week, Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala is _coming early, to the tomb still being darkness, and is _seeing the stone having _been _taken _away from the tomb.

OET-LV JHN 20:2

2 Therefore she _is _running and is _coming to Simōn Petros, and to the other apprentice/follower whom was _loving the Yaʸsous, and she _is _saying to _them:
They _took _away the master out _of the tomb, and we _have_ not _known where they _laid him.

OET-LV JHN 20:11

11 But Maria/(Miryām) had _stood at the tomb outside weeping.
Therefore as she _was _weeping, she _stooped _down into the tomb,

OET-LV JHN 20:12

12 and is _observing two messengers in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of_ the _Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) was _lying.

OET-LV JHN 20:13

13 And those are _saying to _her:
Woman, why are _you _weeping?
She _is _saying to _them:
Because they _took _away the master of _me, and I _have_ not _known where they _laid him.

OET-LV JHN 20:14

14 Having _said these things, she _was _turned back to the things, and is _observing the Yaʸsous having _stood, and had_ not _known that it _is Yaʸsous.

OET-LV JHN 20:15

15 Yaʸsous is _saying to _her:
Woman, why are _you _weeping?
Whom are _you _seeking?
That woman supposing that he _is the gardener, is _saying to _him:
Master, if you bore him, tell to _me where you _laid him, and _I will _be _taking_ him _away.

OET-LV JHN 20:16

16 The Yaʸsous is _saying to _her:
Maria.
that woman Having _been _turned is _saying to _him In _Hebraios:
Rabboni (that is _being _called:
Teacher).

OET-LV JHN 20:17

17 The Yaʸsous is _saying to _her:
Be_ not _touching against _me, because/for I _have_ not _yet _gone _up to the father, but be _going to the brothers of _me, and say to _them:
I _am _going _up to the father of _me, and the_father of _you _all, and god of _me, and god of _you _all.

OET-LV JHN 20:18

18 Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala Is _coming announcing to _the apprentices/followers, that I _have _seen the master, and he _said these things to _her.

Show passage in OET: JHN 20:17

OET-RV JHN 20:17

OET-LV JHN 20:17

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4. Mary of Bethany. This Judean Mary was the sister of Martha and Lazarus. We know three facts about her. First, she was such a devoted follower of Jesus that she neglected her household duties to listen to him (Lk 10:38-42; Jesus approved this). Second, she was apparently upset with Jesus when he did not come to heal her brother before he died (Jn 11:20, 28-33 OET JHN 11:20 · OET JHN 11:28–33). Finally, before Jesus died, she anointed him with an expensive ointment while he feasted at her home in Bethany (Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9; Jn 12:1-8).

Show passage in OET: LUK 10:38–42

OET-RV LUK 10:38

38 When it was time to leave, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went into a village and there was a woman there named Marta who welcomed him in.

OET-RV LUK 10:39

39 She had a sister named Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) who was also sitting there on the floor by Yeshua’s feet listening to his teaching.

OET-RV LUK 10:40

40 But Marta kept getting pulled away to keep the household running, and after a while approached Yeshua and asked, “Master, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left all the housework to me? Tell her to come and help me.”

OET-RV LUK 10:41

41 “Marta, Marta,” Yeshua answered, “you are worried and concerned about many things,

OET-RV LUK 10:42

42 but only one thing really matters. Miryam chose the best thing, and it won’t be taken away from her.”

OET-LV LUK 10:38

38 And at the time them to _be _going, he came _in into a_ certain _village, and a_ a_certain _woman by_the_name Martha welcomed him,

OET-LV LUK 10:39

39 and to _this woman she _was a_sister being _called Maria/(Miryām), who also having _been _seated _beside at the feet the of_Yaʸsous, was _hearing the message of _him.

OET-LV LUK 10:40

40 But the Martha was _being _pulled _away about much service, and having _approached said:
master, not is _it _mattering to _you that the sister of _me left only me to _be _serving?
Therefore tell to _her that she _may _help with _me.

OET-LV LUK 10:41

41 But the master answering said to _her:
Martha, Martha, you _are _worrying and you _are _being _troubled about many things,

OET-LV LUK 10:42

42 but there _is need of _one, Maria chose for the good portion, which ˓will˒_ not _be _being _taken _away from her.

Show passage in OET: JHN 11:20; JHN 11:28–33

OET-RV JHN 11:20

20 As soon as Marta heard that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) had arrived, she went out to meet him, but Miryam stayed behind where she was sitting in the house.

OET-RV JHN 11:28

28 After saying this, Marta went and quietly called her sister Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam), “The teacher is on his way and he wants to see you.”

OET-RV JHN 11:29

29 So Miryam quickly got up and went to find him.

OET-RV JHN 11:30

30 At that stage, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) hadn’t yet come into the village proper, but was still at the edge where Marta had met him.

OET-RV JHN 11:31

31 The Yehudi (Jew) people who’d been sitting with Miryam in sympathy there in the house, when they saw her get up quickly and go out, they assumed that she was going to the cemetery to weep there.

OET-RV JHN 11:32

32 But when Miryam found Yeshua, she knelt at his feet and said, “Master, if you’d been here my brother wouldn’t have died.”

OET-RV JHN 11:33

33 Now when Yeshua saw her weeping there, along with the others that had followed also weeping, he himself was quite affected and groaned inside,

OET-LV JHN 11:20

20 Therefore the Martha when, she _heard that Yaʸsous is _coming, met with _him, But Maria was _sitting in the house.

OET-LV JHN 11:28

28 And having _said this she _went _away, and called Maria, the sister of _her secretly, having _said:
The teacher is _coming, and he _is _calling you.

OET-LV JHN 11:29

29 And that woman when she _heard, she _was _raised quickly and was _coming to him.

OET-LV JHN 11:30

30 And the Yaʸsous had_ not _yet _come into the village, but was still at the place where the Martha met with _him.

OET-LV JHN 11:31

31 Therefore the Youdaiōns which being with her in the house and consoling her, having _seen that the Maria/(Miryām) quickly she _rose _up and came _out, they _followed after _her, having _supposed that she _is _going to the tomb, in _order _that she _may _weep there.

OET-LV JHN 11:32

32 Therefore the Maria, when she _came where Yaʸsous was, having _seen him, fell of _him at his feet, saying to _him, master, if you _were here, the brother wishfully of _me not died _off.

OET-LV JHN 11:33

33 Therefore Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) when he _saw her weeping, and the ones Youdaiōns having _come _together to _her weeping, he _groaned in _the spirit and disturbed himself.

Show passage in OET: MAT 26:6–13

OET-RV MAT 26:6

6 Meanwhile, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) arrived in Beyt-Ania (Bethany) at Shim’on’s (Simon’s) house—the Shim’on who’d previously had leprosy.

OET-RV MAT 26:7

7 A woman inside the house came up to him carrying a carved alabaster flask of very expensive lotion, which she poured over his head while he was sitting down,

OET-RV MAT 26:8

8 but some of his apprentices were upset when they saw this, and complained, “Why all this waste?

OET-RV MAT 26:9

9 That could have been sold to raise a lot of money to give to poor people.”

OET-RV MAT 26:10

10 But Yeshua knew what they were saying, and responded, “Why are you apprentices causing problems for this woman? After all, she did something beautiful for me.

OET-RV MAT 26:11

11 You’ll always have poor people around, but you won’t always have me here.

OET-RV MAT 26:12

12 In a sense, this woman put this lotion on my body as a burial spice.

OET-RV MAT 26:13

13 I can assure you apprentices that wherever the good message about me is retold anywhere in the world, this woman and what she did will also be mentioned as a reminder of her.”

OET-LV MAT 26:6

6 And the of_Yaʸsous having _become in Baʸthania in house of _Simōn the leprous,

OET-LV MAT 26:7

7 a_woman having an_alabaster _flask of_ heavily _valued _ointment approached to _him, and she _poured _down it on the head of _him reclining.

OET-LV MAT 26:8

8 But the apprentices/followers having _seen, resented saying:
For/Because why the this destruction?

OET-LV MAT 26:9

9 For/Because this was _able to _be _sold for _much and to _be _given to_the_poor.

OET-LV MAT 26:10

10 But the Yaʸsous having _known, said to _them:
Why are _you _all _bringing _about troubles to _the women?
For/Because she _did a_ beautiful _work to me.

OET-LV MAT 26:11

11 For/Because you _all _are_ always _having the poor with yourselves, but you _all _are_ not always _having me.

OET-LV MAT 26:12

12 For/Because this woman, having _put the on_ this _ointment on the body of _me, because/for did it that to _bury me.

OET-LV MAT 26:13

13 Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, wherever the this good _message if may _be _proclaimed in all the world, ˓will˒_ also _be _being _spoken what this woman did for a_memorial of _her.

Show passage in OET: MRK 14:3–9

OET-RV MRK 14:3

3 Meanwhile, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) was in Beyt-Ania (Bethany) at the home of Shim’on (Simon) who had previously had leprosy. Yeshua was sitting there when a woman came in with a hand-crafted container of very expensive fragrant lotion. Breaking open the sealed flask, she poured the fragrant oil over Yeshua’s head.

OET-RV MRK 14:4

4 Immediately some in the room started quietly grumbling about the extravagant waste,

OET-RV MRK 14:5

5 ⇔then they scolded the woman because a flask of genuine lotion like that could easily fetch almost a year’s wages if it was sold.

OET-RV MRK 14:6

6 But Yeshua spoke up, “What do you think you’re all doing abusing her—leave her alone! She’s done something very good for me.

OET-RV MRK 14:7

7 You’ll always have poor people around, and you can help them whenever you want to, but I won’t be around forever.

OET-RV MRK 14:8

8 She has performed the traditional anointing of my body in advance of my burial,

OET-RV MRK 14:9

9 and I can assure you all, that wherever the good message is proclaimed around the world, what she has done today will be part of the story and she’ll be remembered for it.”

OET-LV MRK 14:3

3 And him being in Baʸthania, in the house of _Simōn the leprous, reclining of _him, a_woman came having an_alabaster _flask of _ointment, of_ genuine expensive _nard, having _broken the alabaster _flask, she _poured _down it on _the head of _him.

OET-LV MRK 14:4

4 But some were resenting to themselves:
For/Because why the this destruction of _the ointment has _become?

OET-LV MRK 14:5

5 For/Because this the ointment was _able to _be _sold for _over three _hundred daʸnarion_coins and to _be _given to _the poor.
And they _were _admonishing to _her.

OET-LV MRK 14:6

6 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said:
Leave her, why are _you _all _bringing _about troubles to _her?
She _did a_good work in me.

OET-LV MRK 14:7

7 For/Because you _all _are_ always _having the poor with yourselves, and whenever you _all _may _be _wanting, you _all _are _being _able to _do well to _them, but you _all _are_ not always _having me.

OET-LV MRK 14:8

8 What she _had she _did, she _anticipated to _anoint the body of _me for my burial.

OET-LV MRK 14:9

9 And truly I _am _saying to _you _all, wherever the good _message if may _be _proclaimed in all the world, what this woman did ˓will˒_ also _be _being _spoken for a_memorial of _her.

Show passage in OET: JHN 12:1–8

OET-RV JHN 12:1

12 Because of this, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went to Beyt-Ania (Bethany) six days before the Passover. This was where Eleazar (Lazarus; Grk. Lazaros) lived, the one he had brought back to life.

OET-RV JHN 12:2

2 So they prepared dinner for him there and Marta was serving and Eleazar was among those sitting with Yeshua.

OET-RV JHN 12:3

3 Then Miryam (Grk. Maria /Mariam) took about 300g of very expensive nard oil and smeared it on Yeshua’s feet, and then wiped off his feet with her own hair, and the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

OET-RV JHN 12:4

4 But Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas), one of Yeshua’s apprentices (the one who would eventually turn him in) complained,

OET-RV JHN 12:5

5 “How come this lotion wasn’t sold for almost a year’s wages and then the money given to the poor?”

OET-RV JHN 12:6

6 But he didn’t say this because he cared for poor people, but because he carried the purse for the group and used to steal from it.

OET-RV JHN 12:7

7 But Yeshua responded, “Let her continue. She has kept this for the time of my burial.

OET-RV JHN 12:8

8 You’ll always have poor people with you, but you won’t always have me here.”

OET-LV JHN 12:1

12 Therefore the Six days before the passover_feast Yaʸsous, came to Baʸthania, where Lazaros was, whom Yaʸsous raised from the_dead.

OET-LV JHN 12:2

2 Therefore they _made a_supper for _him there, and the Martha was _serving, and the Lazaros was one of the ones reclining with him.

OET-LV JHN 12:3

3 Therefore the Maria/(Miryām) having _taken a_litra_weight of _ointment of_ precious genuine _nard, anointed the feet of_ the _Yaʸsous, and wiped _off the feet of _him with _the hairs of _her, and the house was _filled with the aroma of _the ointment.

OET-LV JHN 12:4

4 But Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) the Iskariōtaʸs, one of _the apprentices/followers of _him, the one going to _be _giving_ him _over, is _saying,

OET-LV JHN 12:5

5 for/because_ Why _reason this the ointment was_ not _sold for/because _three _hundred daʸnarion_coins, and was _given to_the_poor?

OET-LV JHN 12:6

6 But he _said this, not that was _caring to _him for the poor, but because he _was a_thief, and having the moneybag was _bearing the money being _thrown in.

OET-LV JHN 12:7

7 Therefore the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said:
Allow her, in _order _that she _may _keep it for the day of _the burial of _me.

OET-LV JHN 12:8

8 For/Because you _all _are_ always _having the poor with yourselves, but you _all _are_ not always _having me.

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5. Mary, mother of John Mark. This woman appears only once in Scripture (Acts 12:12). Her house was the meeting place of the persecuted church. Since it was apparently large and she had servants, she was a wealthy woman, probably a widow (since no husband is mentioned). In her house the church prayed for Peter, and Peter came there after being released from prison. Her son John Mark accompanied Paul and probably Peter as well.

Show passage in OET: ACT 12:12

OET-RV ACT 12:12

12 Now that he realised this, he went to Miryam’s (Grk. Maria’s /Mariam’s) house (the mother of Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) Markos / John Mark) where many believers had met to pray.

OET-LV ACT 12:12

12 And having _seen, he _came to the house of_ the _Maria/(Miryām), the mother of _Yōannaʸs, who is being _called Markos, where many were having _been _convened _together and praying.

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6. Mary of Rome. In Romans 16:6 Paul greets a woman in Rome named simply “Mary, who has worked hard among you.” At some time she had been in Greece or Asia Minor, perhaps being expelled from Rome with Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:2; c. AD 49). While there she had met Paul, perhaps being converted by him, and had worked hard with him in his work of evangelism or caring for the church. By AD 56 (a probable date for the book of Romans), she had returned to Rome. She was distinguished by the praise Paul heaped upon her and his other coworkers living in Rome.