Then saith he to the disciple,.... The same disciple John:behold thy mother; take care of her, and provide for her, as if she was thine own mother: this shows the meanness of Christ, who had nothing to leave her, though Lord of all; it is very probable that Joseph was dead, and Mary now a widow; and whereas Christ had taken care of her, and maintained her hitherto, he now, in his dying moments, commits her to the care of this disciple; which is an instance of his humanity, and of his regard to every duty; and this in particular, of honouring parents, and providing for them in distress, and old age:and hour that disciple took her to his own home: or house; so the Septuagint render wtyb, "to his house", by eiv ta idia, in Es 6:12 the phrase here used, and in Joh 16:32.
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John 19:27
John 19:27
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