Johannes 19:26

26 Jezus nu, ziende Zijn moeder, en den discipel, dien Hij liefhad, daarbij staande, zeide tot Zijn moeder: Vrouw, zie, uw zoon.

Johannes 19:26 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:26

When Jesus therefore saw his mother
Standing near him, within the reach of his voice, as well as sight, he took notice of her, and showed a concern for her temporal, as well as for her eternal good:

and the disciple standing by;
either by his cross, his mother, or both:

whom he loved:
meaning John, the writer of this Gospel, who for modesty's sake often describes himself in this manner; he being distinguished by Christ from the rest, by some peculiar marks of affection as man; though as God, and as the Redeemer, he loved his disciples alike, as he does all his true and faithful followers:

he saith unto his mother, woman, behold thy son;
meaning not himself, but the disciple, who was her son, not by nature, nor adoption; but who would show himself as a son, by his filial affection for, care of, honour and respect unto her. Christ calls her not mother, but woman; not out of disrespect to her, or as ashamed of her; but partly that he might not raise, or add strength to her passions, by a tenderness of speaking; and partly to conceal her from the mob, and lest she should be exposed to their rude insults; as also to let her know that all natural relation was now ceasing between them; though this is a title he sometimes used to give her before.

Johannes 19:26 In-Context

24 Zij dan zeiden tot elkander: Laat ons dien niet scheuren, maar laat ons daarover loten, wiens die zijn zal; opdat de Schrift vervuld worde, die zegt: Zij hebben Mijn klederen onder zich verdeeld, en over Mijn kleding hebben zij het lot geworpen. Dit hebben dan de krijgsknechten gedaan.

25 En bij het kruis van Jezus stonden Zijn moeder en Zijner moeders zuster, Maria, de vrouw van Klopas, en Maria Magdalena.

26 Jezus nu, ziende Zijn moeder, en den discipel, dien Hij liefhad, daarbij staande, zeide tot Zijn moeder: Vrouw, zie, uw zoon.

27 Daarna zeide Hij tot den discipel: Zie, uw moeder. En van die ure aan nam haar de discipel in zijn huis.

28 Hierna Jezus, wetende, dat nu alles volbracht was, opdat de Schrift zou vervuld worden, zeide: Mij dorst.