Beheld (εθεωρουν). Imperfect tense picturing the two Marys "sitting over against the sepulchre" (Matthew 27:61) and wa…

Beheld where he was laid. The affection of these pious women never abandoned them in all the trials and sufferings of their Lord. With tru…

Mary the mother of Joses.—In Matthew 27:61 she is described simply as “the other Mary.”

That is Mark's account of our Lord's death and burial, very terse, and very suggestive. Let us now read John's description of the sad scene.

Glossa Ordinaria: After Christ's Passion and Death, the Evangelist relates His burial, saying, And now when evening had co…

The two Marys mention in v.40 as being witnesses of the Crucifixion were also present at Jesus’ burial. Mark mentions this in anticipation of 16:1;…

And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses
Or Joseph, as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read:

We are here attending the burial of our Lord Jesus. Oh that we may by grace be planted in the likeness of it! Joseph of Arimathea was one who waite…