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NASB | John 19:26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 19:26 ¶ So Jesus, seeing His mother, and the disciple whom He loved (esteemed) standing near, said to His mother, "[Dear] woman, look, [here is] your son!" |
Subject: Please explain John 19:27 |
Bible Note: Hi, Rowdy! I understand your illustration, but my point is that we cannot refer to the Jewish society in terms of today's values (the elderly being housed en masse by a society that is afraid of death: getting old). Even the early Church had continued with the particular Jewish tradition (Matthew 15:4) of tending to the elderly: 1 Timothy 5:16. So if we believe that Jesus' siblings were blood relations of Mary would not one of them fulfill their obligation to care for their mother, unless Jesus' bequeathal to John has to reflect Revelation 12:17? God Bless! |