Juan 19:27

27 Después dice al discípulo: He ahí tu madre. Y desde aquella hora el discípulo la recibió consigo

Juan 19:27 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:27

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 ( Esther 6:12 ) the phrase here used, and in ( John 16:32 ) . Some say she lived with John at Jerusalem, and there died; and others say, that she died in the twelfth year after the resurrection of Christ, being 59 years of age, and was buried by John in the garden of Gethsemane: where his house was is not certain, whether at Jerusalem or in Galilee, nor how long she lived with him; but this is not to be doubted, that he took care of her, and provided for her, as if she was his own mother; and his doing this forthwith shows his great regard to Christ, his readiness and cheerfulness to comply with his orders and directions, and his unfeigned love unto him.

Juan 19:27 In-Context

25 Y estaban junto al madero de Jesús su madre, y la hermana de su madre, María mujer de Cleofas, y María Magdalena

26 Y como vio Jesús a la madre, y al discípulo que él amaba, que estaba presente, dice a su madre: Mujer, he ahí tu hijo

27 Después dice al discípulo: He ahí tu madre. Y desde aquella hora el discípulo la recibió consigo

28 Después de esto, sabiendo Jesús que todas las cosas eran ya cumplidas, para que la Escritura se cumpliera, dijo: Sed tengo

29 Y estaba allí un vaso lleno de vinagre; entonces ellos mojaron una esponja de vinagre, y rodeada a un hisopo, se la llegaron a la boca