Mark 15:41 Meaning and Explanation
“(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.”
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What Does Mark 15:41 Mean?
Mark reaches back to explain: this devotion is not new. From the Galilee days these women had followed Jesus and ministered to him, supporting and providing for him, and many others had come up with him for the Passover.
Followed and ministered are the Gospel's own words for discipleship, and Mark grants them fully to these women. Their long, unglamorous service has placed them where the apostles are not: at the cross, and soon at the open tomb. The economy of the kingdom shows itself here. The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister (Mark 10:45), and those who served him in obscurity stand nearest when his great service for us is finished.
Mark 15:41 in the Original Language
diakoneo (διακονέω), 'ministered' -- to serve, the word behind 'deacon'.
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What does Mark 15:41 mean?
These women had followed and ministered to Jesus in Galilee, and many other women had come up with him to Jerusalem.