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John 19:27
27And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.
John 19:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
- New International Version (NIV)and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
Context of John 19:27
25Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home. 28Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” 29A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
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εἶτα λέγει τῷ μαθητῇ· ἴδε ἡ μήτηρ σου. καὶ ἀπ᾽ ἐκείνης τῆς ὥρας ἔλαβεν ὁ μαθητὴς αὐτὴν εἰς τὰ ἴδια.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
- saith heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- to the discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- thyσύsu · youG4771
- motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
Cross-references for John 19:27
- Genesis 45:8So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.
- Genesis 47:12And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.
- Matthew 12:48Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
- Matthew 25:40“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
- Mark 3:34Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
- 1 Timothy 5:2Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.
- 1 John 3:18Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
- John 1:11He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.
- John 16:32But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
Commentaries on John 19:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Behold thy mother! - One who is to be to thee as a mother. The fact that she was the mother of Jesus would secure the kindness of John, and the fact that she was now intrusted to him demanded of him affectionate regard and tender care. From that hour - John seems to have been in better circumstances than the other apostles. See John 18:16. Tradition says that she continued to live with him in Judea until the time of her death, which occurred about…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the writing to be altered; which was doubtless owing to a secret power of God upon his heart, that this statement of our Lord's character and authority might continue. Many things done by the Roman soldiers were fulfilments of the prophecies of the Old Testament. All things therein written shall be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Here is your mother: Jesus used a Jewish family law to assign one person's care to another. This scene had additional importance: The people present represented the new community of the church that was born at the cross. Jesus wanted them to care for each other, following his command to love one another (13:34; 15:12, 17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary, wife of Cleophas--This should be read, as in the Margin, "Clopas," the same as "Alpheus" (Mt 10:3). The "Cleopas" of Lu 24:18 was a different person.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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