King James Version
What Does John 19:27 Mean?
“Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”
Context
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Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. Cleophas: or, Clopas
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When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
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Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
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After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
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Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **Behold thy mother**!—The solemn committal is a double one. The loving heart of the disciple should find, as well as give, sympathy and support in the love of the mother. The sympathy in their common loss is to be the source of love for each other.
**And from that hour.**—The words do not necessarily mean, but they certainly may mean, that St. John at once took Mary away from the scene that a mother’s heart could hardly bear; but he is himself present (John 19:35), and the whole account, brief as it is, is that of an eye-witness.
**Unto his own home.**—Comp. Note on John 1:11, and *Introduction,* pp. 369, 371. The word is used in John 16:32 of the lodging or sojourning place of the Apostles. The meaning here is that whatever was his home became hers.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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