Mary Magdalene
the first witness
Who was Mary Magdalene?
- Jesus had cast seven demons out of her. Afterward, she followed Jesus and helped him with what she had. Luke 8:2-3; Mark 16:9
- She stood by the cross. John 19:25
- She was the first to see the risen Jesus. Mark 16:9; John 20:14-18
The name
“Magdalene” most likely means “the woman from Magdala,” a town on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “St. Mary Magdalen”
Other names
- Mary, called Magdalene Luke 8:2
- Mary of Magdala That is her name in the NABRE at Jn 19, 25, and in Church documents (Arthur Roche, “Apostolorum apostola,” vatican.va, 2016)
What the Bible says
Luke 8:2-3; Mark 16:9
2And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth, 3And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.
John 19:25
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.
Mark 16:9; John 20:14-18
But he rising early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalen, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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