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When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
John 19:26 — KJV
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John 19:26
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
John 19:26
Verse 26 of 42
Commentary
Commentary on John 19:26
Theological / DevotionalWhom he loved. See on ch. 13:23.
Woman. For this form of address see on ch. 2:4.
Behold thy son! The relationship between John and Jesus was more intimate than that between Jesus and the other disciples (see pp. 891, 892), and John could therefore carry out the duties of a son more faithfully than they. That Jesus entrusted His mother to a disciple is acknowledged as evidence that Joseph no longer lived, and is thought by some to indicate that Mary had no other sons of her own, at least in a position to care for her. Jesus’ older brothers, sons of Joseph by a former marriage (see on Matt. 12:46), did not, at this time, believe in Him, and He may have felt that their attitude toward Mary would have been critical and unsympathetic, as it had been toward Him (see on John 7:3-5).
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