Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.
- BSB Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
- NKJV Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
- NASB Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
- NLT And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.
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Quick answer
Jesus gives the beloved disciple to Mary as her son, and the disciple takes her into his home. A new family is formed at the foot of the cross.
Overview
Jesus makes loving provision for his mother by joining her to the beloved disciple in a new household bond. This act models the new family created in Christ, where believers become brothers, sisters, and mothers to one another (Mark 3:34-35). It also displays Jesus' faithfulness to his earthly responsibilities even as he accomplishes the world's redemption.
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- Matt 12:48–50But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
- 1 Tim 5:2–4The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
- John 16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 1 Jn 3:18–19My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
- John 1:11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
- Gen 45:8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Gen 47:12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.
- Matt 25:40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
- Mark 3:34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
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