Who where all the Mary's in the Bible and what verses do we find her in?

Answer 1

There are 6 Mary's mentioned in The Bible.

1) Mary, the mother of Jesus. She was of the tribe of Judah and a descendant of David. Hence it could be said of her son Jesus that he "sprang from the seed of David according to the flesh." (Ro 1:3) We read about her in many verses including, Luke 1:26-32.

2) Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. One place that we read about her is when Jesus is at the home of her sister Martha. (Luke 10:38-42)

3) Mary Magdalene. Her name likely means "Belonging to Magdala." This could stem from her being from the town of Magdala (or Magadan), though we have no definite proof of this as being her hometown. Luke refers to her as "Mary the so-called Magdalene" at Luke 8:2.

4) Mary, referred to as "The other Mary" at Matthew 27:61. She was the wife of Clopas (Alphaeus) and the mother of James the Less and Joses. (Mt 27:56; John 19:25) Some believe that Clopas and Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, were brothers. If this were true, and we have no definative proof either way, this would make this particular Mary Jesus' aunt, and her sons his cousins.

5) Mary, the mother of John Mark and the aunt of Barnabas.(Acts 12:12; Colossians 4:10) Her home was used for a meeting place by the early Christian congregation in Jerusalem.

6) Mary of Rome. Paul sent greetings to her at Romans 16:6, and was spoken well of due to her "many labors" in behalf of the interests of the Roman congregation.