John 19:26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27 and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
The anguish and terror of Jesus' mother at the Crucifixion must have been indescribable. His tender concern for her in the hour of his mortal agony illustrates his true humanity and compassion. On the assumption that John was "the disciple whom he loved," it could well be that Jesus consigned his mother to John's care.
Jesus was dying on the cross. But He was not thinking about Himself, He was concerned with love for others. The first thing He did on the cross was to ask forgiveness for those who beat Him, for those who put a crown of thorn on His head to humiliate Him and for those who viciously nailed Him to the cross.
And He was also thinking about the welfare of His mother. When Jesus put her in the care of John, He was endorsing the commandment "Honor your father and your mothers".
The anguish and terror of Jesus' mother at the Crucifixion must have been indescribable. His tender concern for her in the hour of his mortal agony illustrates his true humanity and compassion. On the assumption that John was "the disciple whom he loved," it could well be that Jesus consigned his mother to John's care.
Jesus was dying on the cross. But He was not thinking about Himself, He was concerned with love for others. The first thing He did on the cross was to ask forgiveness for those who beat Him, for those who put a crown of thorn on His head to humiliate Him and for those who viciously nailed Him to the cross.
And He was also thinking about the welfare of His mother. When Jesus put her in the care of John, He was endorsing the commandment "Honor your father and your mothers".
