John 19:25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 19:19-30

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Christ's dying more fully related than before, which those will take special notice of who covet to know Christ and him crucified. I. The title set up over his head. Observe, 1. The inscription itself which Pilate wrote, and ordered to be fixed to the top of the cross, declaring the cause for which he was crucified, John 19:19. Matthew called it, aitia?the accusation; Mark and Luke called it epigraphe?the inscription; John calls it by the proper Latin... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 19:25-27

19:25-27 But his mother, and his mother's sister, and Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary from Magdala, stood near the Cross of Jesus. So Jesus saw his mother, and he saw the disciple whom he loved standing by, and he said to his mother: "Woman! See! Your son." Then he said to the disciple: "See! Your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. In the end Jesus was not absolutely alone. At his Cross there were these four women who loved him. Some commentators... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:25

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus ,.... So near as not only to see him, but to hear him speak: his mother ; the mother of Jesus, Mary; which showed her affection to Christ, and her constancy in abiding by him to the last; though it must be a cutting sight, and now was fulfilled Simeon's prophecy, Luke 2:35 to see her son in such agonies and sorrow, and jeered and insulted by the worst of men; and though she herself was exposed to danger, and liable to be abused by the outrageous... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:25

Mary the wife of Cleophas - She is said, in Matthew 27:56 , (see the note there), and Mark 15:40 , to have been the mother of James the Less, and of Joses; and this James her son is said, in Matthew 10:3 , to have been the son of Alpheus; hence it seems that Alpheus and Cleopas were the same person. To which may be added, that Hegesippus is quoted by Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. l. iii. c. 11, as saying that Cleopas was the brother of Joseph, the husband of the virgin. Theophylact says that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:25

Verse 25 25.Now there stood by the cross of Jesus. The Evangelist here mentions incidentally, that while Christ obeyed God the Father, he did not fail to perform the duty which he owed, as a son, towards his mother. True, he forgot himself, and he forgot every thing, so far as was necessary for the discharge of obedience to his Father, but, after having performed that duty, he did not neglect what he owed to his mother. Hence we learn in what manner we ought to discharge our duty towards God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:25

But there were standing by the cross of Jesus. Matthew says that many women stood afar off beholding these things, and amongst them Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James (the less, i.e. the son of Alphaeus) and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children, expressly identified here as elsewhere with Salerno, "women who followed him from Galilee" ( Luke 23:55 ), and ministered unto him. The παρὰ of this verse implies that, in the courage of their love and tenderness, they had drawn... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:25

Clinging to the cross. Earth, hell, and heaven were represented at the cross of Jesus. These representatives naturally formed themselves into groups. Notice— I. THIS INTERESTING GROUP AT THE CROSS . Who composed it? 1. The mother of Jesus. She is mentioned first. She stands prominent among the rest, as well she may. Of all mothers, she is the most popular and interesting. She stands alone in the maternal roll of the world. Never a mother had such a Son, and never a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:25-26

(a) Filial love—"Behold thy son!" read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:25-27

The mother of Jesus at the cross. Here is the record of the filial legacy. I. THE SYMPATHIZING GROUP OF WOMEN . "Now there were standing beside the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene." 1. The was a company of Galilaean women standing at a distance from the cross, "beholding afar off" ( Matthew 27:55 ). They were more courageous than Christ's apostles, who had all, but John, fled through fear of arrest. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:25-30

(5) The words on the cross. read more

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