John 19:27

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 19:27

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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:27

Verse 27 27.The disciple took her to his own home. It is a token of the reverence due by a disciple to his master, that John so readily obeys the command of Christ. Hence also it is evident, that the Apostles had their families; for John could not have exercised hospitality towards the mother of Christ, or have taken her to his own home, if he had not had a house and a regular way of living. Those men, therefore, are fools, who think that the Apostles relinquished their property, and came to... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:26-27

The third word from the cross. Whoever of our Lord's friends, followers, and kindred were absent during the awful hours of the Crucifixion, we know that his nearest relative, his mother, was there, and that his most intimate and congenial friend and disciple, John, was a witness of the solemn scene. These, with some others, lingered by the cross. Not unseen by the dying Redeemer, his nearest friends were the objects of his affectionate regard; and, as these verses relate, some of his last... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:26-27

Filial love strong in death. Notice— I. THE INFERIORITY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS . Our Lord addresses his mother as "woman"—a term of tenderness and respect; still suggesting at once the inferiority of human relationships when compared with spiritual ones. 1. Human relationships belong to this world . They belong to the natural, physical, and visible order of things. They are the outcome of our existence, the arrangements of wise Providence, and important for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:26-27

The great Model of filial duty. The last hours of Jesus, as might be expected, were marked by a very deep feeling of the tie that bound him to his Father in heaven. The ruling motive was strong in death. But the human mother was equally remembered according to her claims and needs. Even in the midst of intense pain, and on the verge of death, Jesus thinks of everybody who ought to be thought of. The pain, intense as it is, will soon be over, but the Father in heaven will remain, with whom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:27

(b) Filial love—"Behold thy mother!" and the issue. Then he saith to the disciple, Behold thy mother! The very garments that covered him had been rudely divided among the soldiers. He is therefore as a dead man, and yet he made the most royal gifts and precious assignments of that which was nevertheless inalienable. He gave a mother to his dearest friend. He gave a son most precious to the bereaved and desolate and broken heart of his widowed mother. Inconceivable that Weisse should call... read more

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