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这个故事告诉我们，三个女人——抹大拉的马利亚、另一个马利亚和撒罗米——以及其他“好些妇女”一直在远处观看耶稣受难。似乎其中两个妇女也跟着看到了祂被埋葬。

我们可能会想“她们目睹这一切是什么感觉？她们在想什么，有何感受？”这些人和其他许多人曾与耶稣在一起，并在祂教导和传道时跟随祂穿过加利利。现在他们看到了祂的苦难，祂的受死，以及祂被葬在坟墓里。我们已经知道百夫长说了什么，（参可 15:39）我们也知道亚利马太的约瑟大胆而善良的行动，但那些在远处观看的人呢？

也许这就是问题的关键。对于所有从远处见证耶稣故事的人——比如今天的我们——我们对祂有什么看法？在两千年的距离中，我们跟随耶稣走过了加利利，听到了祂的教导，看到了祂的医治，现在我们观看了祂的受死和埋葬。

这一切对你有什么影响？你的反应是什么？

我们对耶稣的反应是这个故事的一个重要部分。

This story tells us that three women—Mary Magdalene, another Mary, and Salome—and also “many other women” had been watching the crucifixion from a distance. It seems that two of them also followed to see his burial.

And we might wonder, “What was it like for them to witness all this? What were they thinking and feeling?” These people and many others had been with Jesus and had followed him through Galilee as he taught and preached. And now they had seen his suffering, his death, and his burial in a tomb. We have been told what the centurion said (Mark 15:39), and we are told of the bold and kind action of Joseph of Arimathea, but what about the people who watched from a distance?

Maybe that’s the point. For all who witness the story of Jesus from a distance—like us today—what do we think about him? From a distance of 2,000 years we have followed Jesus through Galilee, heard his teachings, and seen his healings—and now we have observed his death and burial.

How has all this affected you? What is your reaction?

Our response to Jesus is a big part of the story.