Joh 19:25 | KingComments | STEP | After presenting to us the part played by the four soldiers in the crucifixion, our attention is turned to four other persons standing near the Lord’s cross. Four raw soldiers disappear from sight and four women who love the Lord wholeheartedly take their places on the scene. They each have their own relationship with Him. There stands Mary, the mother of the Lord. The sword has gone through her soul as spoken to her by Simeon at His birth ( ). There also stands the sister of His mother, the wife of Zebedee ( ) and thus the mother of John and James ( ). This means that John is a full cousin of the Lord Jesus. Further, John mentions Mary, the wife of Clopas. She is the mother of James and Joses ( ). Finally, John mentions Mary Magdalene, the woman with the greatest possible love for the Lord.

‏ John 19:25

The Women Standing by the Cross

After presenting to us the part played by the four soldiers in the crucifixion, our attention is turned to four other persons standing near the Lord’s cross. Four raw soldiers disappear from sight and four women who love the Lord wholeheartedly take their places on the scene. They each have their own relationship with Him.

There stands Mary, the mother of the Lord. The sword has gone through her soul as spoken to her by Simeon at His birth (Lk 2:35). There also stands the sister of His mother, the wife of Zebedee (Mt 27:56) and thus the mother of John and James (Mt 4:21). This means that John is a full cousin of the Lord Jesus. Further, John mentions Mary, the wife of Clopas. She is the mother of James and Joses (Mt 27:56). Finally, John mentions Mary Magdalene, the woman with the greatest possible love for the Lord.