Joh 19:26-27 | KingComments | STEP | When the Lord sees His mother and sees John standing nearby her, He first of all addresses the word to her. He is not concerned with Himself. He is concerned with His mother of Whom He knows that she needs care and protection. He entrusts her to the care of John. He tells her that she may see John as her son and from that confidential relationship receive his care. We can see from this that Joseph has already died. He could not entrust her to His brothers either, for they did not believe in Him ( ). It is noteworthy that the Lord addresses His mother as “woman.” He wants to avoid the impression that in His care for His mother He would only be guided by natural feelings (cf. ). The Roman catholic church is committing an abominable idolatry with its worship of Mary. This idolatry cannot be justified in any way by the words of the Lord. He also addresses the word to John and commends His mother in His care. The way the Lord Jesus connects His mother and John testifies to the perfection of His human feelings. With the call “behold” to each of them, He is saying that they should look at each other in the awareness of the relationship He has just established. In our care for one another, we are also to look at one another in accordance with the relationship in which the Lord has placed us to one another.

‏ John 19:26-27

Behold, Your Son – Behold, Your Mother

When the Lord sees His mother and sees John standing nearby her, He first of all addresses the word to her. He is not concerned with Himself. He is concerned with His mother of Whom He knows that she needs care and protection. He entrusts her to the care of John. He tells her that she may see John as her son and from that confidential relationship receive his care. We can see from this that Joseph has already died. He could not entrust her to His brothers either, for they did not believe in Him (Jn 7:5).

It is noteworthy that the Lord addresses His mother as “woman.” He wants to avoid the impression that in His care for His mother He would only be guided by natural feelings (cf. Jn 2:4). The Roman catholic church is committing an abominable idolatry with its worship of Mary. This idolatry cannot be justified in any way by the words of the Lord.

He also addresses the word to John and commends His mother in His care. The way the Lord Jesus connects His mother and John testifies to the perfection of His human feelings. With the call “behold” to each of them, He is saying that they should look at each other in the awareness of the relationship He has just established. In our care for one another, we are also to look at one another in accordance with the relationship in which the Lord has placed us to one another.