Mary Magdalene

The first witness

Set free by Jesus, she stood at the cross and was the first to see the risen Lord, sent to announce it to the disciples.

Set free and loyal

Jesus drove seven demons out of her; she began to follow him and to support the group. She was at the cross when almost everyone fled.

'Maria!'

In the garden, weeping, she does not recognize him until he says her name. She becomes the first witness of the resurrection and is sent to announce it: “the apostle to the apostles.”

Did you know?

• She is named as the first to see the Risen One. John 20:16
• The tradition that she was a prostitute is not in the text; it is a later confusion. Luke 8:2

Where to read in the Bible

• Luke 8:2
• John 20:1–18

Connections

• was the first to see risen Jesus of Nazareth · stated in the text · John 20:14–16; Mark 16:9
• linked to The Resurrection · stated in the text · John 20:16
• stood by the cross at the The Crucifixion · stated in the text · John 19:25

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