His mother (την μητερα). Common Greek idiom, the article as possessive.

Standing by (παρεστωτα). Perfect a…

The disciple—whom he loved. See John 13:23.

Woman. This appellation certainly implied no disrespect. (See the commentary o…

The disciple standing by, whom he loved.—Compare to the note on John 13:23.

Woman, behold thy son!…

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

When J…

John 19:23-24a

The harsh brutality of the scene is softened by the allusion to Jesus’ care for his mother. Four women are mentioned here: Mary, the wife of Clopas…

Woman, behold thy son! As if he had said, “From now on I will no longer be an inhabitant of the earth, and so I will not be able to carry …

When Jesus therefore saw his mother
Standing near him, within the reach of his voice, as well as sight, he took noti…

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the …

1. The Evangelist has just told of Christ’s crucifixion; now he mentions the events that accompanied and followed it.

   First, as they …