Behold Your Mother

25 (A)Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of (B)Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and (C)the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, (D)“Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her (E)to his own home.

It Is Finished

28 After this, Jesus, [a]knowing that all things were now accomplished, (F)that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and (G)they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:28 M seeing

25 Near the cross(A) of Jesus stood his mother,(B) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(C) 26 When Jesus saw his mother(D) there, and the disciple whom he loved(E) standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,[a] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus(F)

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,(G) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,(H) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar(I) was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:26 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.