Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 19:27

"Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own [home]." — John 19:27 (ASV)

Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!

"John, take her home, and treat her as a mother should be treated."

And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

He was the disciple whom Jesus specially loved, so as a token of Christ's great love to him, he left his mother to his charge.

Have you any poor people dependent on you? Do you know any of God's very poor people? Take care of them, and do not think the charge a burden; but do it for the sake of him who loves you so much that he entrusts his poor ones to you.

Oh, that everybody would look at this matter of caring for God's poor in that light!

Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!

"Take her as your mother, stand you in My place, care for her as I have cared for her." Those who love Christ best shall have the honor of taking care of His church and of His poor.

Never say of any poor relative or friend, the widow or the fatherless, "They are a great burden to me." Oh, no! Say, "They are a great honor to me; My Lord has entrusted them to my care."

John thought so; let us think so. Jesus selected the disciple He loved best to take His mother under his care.

He selects those whom He loves best today, and puts His poor people under their wing. Take them gladly, and treat them well.

And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home

You expected him to do it, did you not? He loved his Lord so well.