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- In John 19:25 the Authorized Version reads, "Mary, the wife of Clopas." The word "wife" is conjecturally inserted here. If "wife" is rightly inserted, then Mary was the mother of James the Less, and Clopas is the same as Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3; 27:56).
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Jerome also identified James, the brother of Jesus, with the Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (James the less) and thus supposed that Mary of Clopas was married to Alphaeus (Clopas). [16] This view finds support in a fragment found in a medieval manuscript, which lists four Maries mentioned in the gospels and bears the inscription "Papia" on the ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Mary of Clopas, also known as Mary the wife of Clopas, is a figure mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible. She is believed to be one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Mary, The (Wife) Of Clopas ( Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ, A. V. "of Cleophas"), described by John as standing by the cross of Jesus in company with his mother and Mary Magdalene (Joh 19:25).
In John 19:25 the Authorized Version reads, "Mary, the wife of Clopas." The word "wife" is conjecturally inserted here. If "wife" is rightly inserted, then Mary was the mother of James the Less, and Clopas is the same as Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3; 27:56).
Efforts to connect Clopas, and therefore Alphaeus and his sons, with the family of Jesus, are based on the inference that only three women are named in John 19:25 (cf. Mark 15:40 = Matt. 27:56). Mary the wife of Clopas must then be identified as the sister of Jesus' mother.
Jan 19, 2022 · The third Mary at the cross is the most obscure. She is only mentioned once in the Gospel of John and only as the wife of Cleopas. Much of what we know comes from church tradition or inference.
Elsewhere James is regularly designated “son of Alphaeus” (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15). Is the same Mary wife of Clopas and of Alphaeus? It is possible if Clopas and Alphaeus are names of the same person or if there was a second marriage.
