⁵⁵ Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.^(A)

² and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene)^(A) from whom seven demons had come out; ³ Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s^(B) household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.

²⁵ Near the cross^(A) of Jesus stood his mother,^(B) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^{(C) 26} When Jesus saw his mother^(D) there, and the disciple whom he loved^(E) standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,^[a] here is your son,” ²⁷ and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

⁴⁸ When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts^(A) and went away. ⁴⁹ But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,^(B) stood at a distance,^(C) watching these things.

²⁷ A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed^(A) for him. ²⁸ Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.^(B)