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Selected Verse: John 19:27 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 19:27 |
King James |
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Behold thy mother! - One who is to be to thee as a mother. The fact that she was the mother of Jesus would secure the kindness of John, and the fact that she was now intrusted to him demanded of him affectionate regard and tender care.
From that hour ... - John seems to have been in better circumstances than the other apostles. See Joh 18:16. Tradition says that she continued to live with him in Judea until the time of her death, which occurred about fifteen years after the death of Christ. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
His own home (τὰ ἴδια)
See on Joh 1:11. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Behold thy mother - To whom thou art now to perform the part of a son in my place, a peculiar honour which Christ conferred on him. From that hour - From the time of our Lord's death. |
16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.