Maria · Mary

What it means

Maria (Μαρία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Mary”.

The name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Matthew×11
• Mark×8
• Luke×17
• John×15
• Acts×2
• Romans×1

• Matthew 1:16

  And Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, the one called Messiah.

• Matthew 1:18

  Now the origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this: when his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, before they came together she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 1:20

  And as he was considering these things, look, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 2:11

  And coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell and bowed down before him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh.

• Matthew 13:55

  Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

• Matthew 27:56

  among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

• Matthew 27:61

  And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the grave.

• Matthew 28:1

  Now after the Sabbath, as it was dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the grave.

• Mark 6:3

  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they stumbled over him.

• Mark 15:40

  And there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

• Mark 15:47

  And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where he had been laid.

• Mark 16:1

  And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

• Mark 16:9

  Longer ending: Now having risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

• Luke 1:27

  to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

• Luke 1:30

  And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

• Luke 1:34

  And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I do not know a man?”

• Luke 1:38

  And Mary said, “Look, I am the slave of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

• Luke 1:39

  And in those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

• Luke 1:41

  And it happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

• Luke 1:46

  And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,

• Luke 1:56

  And Mary stayed with her about three months and returned to her home.

• Luke 2:5

  to be registered with Mary, who was engaged to him, being pregnant.

• Luke 2:16

  And they went in haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.

• Luke 2:19

  But Mary was keeping all these words, pondering them in her heart.

• Luke 2:34

  And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Look, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against

• Luke 8:2

  and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

• Luke 10:39

  And she had a sister called Mary, who also, sitting at the feet of Jesus, was listening to his word.

• Luke 10:42

  but few things are needed, or only one; for Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

• Luke 24:10

  Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who were telling these things to the apostles.

• John 11:1

  Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

• John 11:2

  It was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

• John 11:19

  And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.

• John 11:20

  So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed sitting in the house.

• John 11:28

  And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary privately, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”

• John 11:31

  So the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

• John 11:32

  So when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

• John 11:45

  So many of the Jews, those who had come to Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.

• John 12:3

  Then Mary took a litra of perfume, pure nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

• John 19:25

  Now standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

• John 20:1

  Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene comes early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and she sees the stone taken away from the tomb.

And 14 more times.