What Does John 19:26-27 Mean?
John 19:26-27
26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
- Trust: Jesus trusted his disciple, John the Beloved, to take care of his mother, and John trusted Jesus enough to take Mary and have her be part of his family from that moment on.
- It demonstrates why John was his beloved. It shows how strong bonds can be through Christ/Spiritual families. The saying goes, blood is thicker than water, there is no blood stronger than the blood of Christ. Once you truly become family with others through the blood of Christ, that bond is hard to break.
- Transformation Beginning: He said “woman” instead of mother because he was close to being “done”. He would rise again and be seated at the right hand of The Father. His role would change from a Lamb to a Lion.
- For Mary, although she needed him as her Savior as well, he would always be her perfect son.
- Through his pain, he still remembered his mother. He was still her son despite the transformation that was coming. I can only imagine the love he felt for her as a mother and the love and pain she felt for him as her son.
- Mary couldn’t help him during this ordeal, but she was still there; she was still present. What does this tell us? As mothers, we are to be there for our children, regardless. Their pain is our pain, and their joys are ours. Commitment of a loving mother at all points.
- True Love: Just as Mother Mary never left his side, neither did John the Beloved. Did Jesus know from the beginning that this would go as it did? That his other disciples would abandon him during this time but not John? His trusted disciple among all the inner circle of trusted disciples. No matter how hard it got, John never left him.
- Emotions: Emotions are not bad; just depends on what you are feeling. Jesus felt love, anger, disappointment, anguish, but no hate, no resentment. Emotions are a powerful thing; they get us through the really hard times, but self-control is as important as well.
- Relationship: Relationships are important. We are not meant to function without one another. And even when change comes, we are still meant to be family. This is what Jesus wants for his family, his Christ Family.
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