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Green's Literal Translation

John 19:27

Then He said to the disciple, Behold, your mother! And from that hour, the disciple took her into his own home .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Jesus, the Christ;   John;   Kindness;   Mary;   Thompson Chain Reference - Home;   Sayings of Christ, Seven Last;   Seven;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Children;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - John;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John the apostle;   Joseph the husband of mary;   Mary;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Persecution;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Christianity;   Humiliation of Christ;   Jesus Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - John;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John the Apostle;   John, the Gospel According to;   Joseph;   Mary, the Virgin;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beloved Disciple;   Hour;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John;   John, the Gospel of;   Mary;   Mother;   Seven Words from the Cross;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mary;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Annunciation, the ;   Boyhood of Jesus;   Brethren of the Lord (2);   Character;   Comfort (2);   Considerateness;   Gentleness (2);   Home (2);   John (the Apostle);   Man (2);   Mary, the Virgin;   Parents (2);   Pillow;   Sea of Galilee;   Septuagint;   Seven Words, the;   Time;   Worldliness (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joseph;   Zebedee;   Smith Bible Dictionary - John the Apostle;   Jo'seph;   Zeb'edee;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - John the Baptist;   Joseph;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Home;   John, the Apostle;   Wealth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 5;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.”
King James Version (1611)
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother. And from that houre that disciple tooke her vnto his owne home.
King James Version
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
English Standard Version
Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
New American Standard Bible
Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
New Century Version
Then he said to the follower, "Here is your mother." From that time on, the follower took her to live in his home.
Amplified Bible
Then He said to the disciple (John), "Look! [here is] your mother [protect and provide for her]!" From that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then He *said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into his home.
Berean Standard Bible
Then He said to the disciple, "Here is your mother." So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
Contemporary English Version
Then he said to the disciple, "She is now your mother." From then on, that disciple took her into his own home.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he said to the talmid, "This is your mother." And from that time on, the talmid took her into his own home.
Darby Translation
Then he says unto the disciple, Behold thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he said to the follower, "Here is your mother." So after that, this follower took Jesus' mother to live in his home.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide he to the disciple, Beholde thy mother: and from that houre, the disciple tooke her home vnto him.
George Lamsa Translation
Then he said to the disciple, Behold your mother! And from that very hour the disciple took her with him.
Good News Translation
Then he said to the disciple, "She is your mother." From that time the disciple took her to live in his home.
Lexham English Bible
Then he said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
American Standard Version
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said to the disciple, There is your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his house.
Hebrew Names Version
Then he said to the talmid, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour, the talmid took her to his own home.
International Standard Version
Then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.John 1:11; 16:32;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and he said to that disciple, Behold thy mother ! [fn] And from that hour that disciple received her to be with him.
Murdock Translation
And he said to that disciple: Behold, thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her near himself.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde he to the disciple, beholde thy mother. And from that houre, the disciple toke her vnto his owne.
English Revised Version
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.
World English Bible
Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Aftyrward he seith to the disciple, Lo! thi modir. And fro that our the disciple took hir in to his modir.
Update Bible Version
Then he says to the disciple, Here is your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own [home].
Webster's Bible Translation
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own [home].
New English Translation
He then said to his disciple, "Look, here is your mother!" From that very time the disciple took her into his own home.
New King James Version
Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
New Living Translation
And he said to this disciple, "Here is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his home.
New Life Bible
Then Jesus said to the follower, "Look at your mother." From that time the follower took her to his own house.
New Revised Standard
Then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Afterwards, he saith unto the disciple - See! thy mother! And, from that hour, the disciple took her unto his own home.
Douay-Rheims Bible
After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
Revised Standard Version
Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde he to ye disciple: beholde thy mother. And fro that houre the disciple toke her for his awne.
Young's Literal Translation
afterward he saith to the disciple, `Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour the disciple took her to his own [home].
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde he to the disciple: beholde, that is thy mother. And from that houre the disciple toke her vnto him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then he said to the disciple, behold thy mother. and from that time the disciple took her to his own home.
THE MESSAGE
The Thorn Crown of the King So Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped. The soldiers, having braided a crown from thorns, set it on his head, threw a purple robe over him, and approached him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then they greeted him with slaps in the face. Pilate went back out again and said to them, "I present him to you, but I want you to know that I do not find him guilty of any crime." Just then Jesus came out wearing the thorn crown and purple robe. Pilate announced, "Here he is: the Man." When the high priests and police saw him, they shouted in a frenzy, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate told them, "You take him. You crucify him. I find nothing wrong with him." The Jews answered, "We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God." When Pilate heard this, he became even more scared. He went back into the palace and said to Jesus, "Where did you come from?" Jesus gave no answer. Pilate said, "You won't talk? Don't you know that I have the authority to pardon you, and the authority to—crucify you?" Jesus said, "You haven't a shred of authority over me except what has been given you from heaven. That's why the one who betrayed me to you has committed a far greater fault." At this, Pilate tried his best to pardon him, but the Jews shouted him down: "If you pardon this man, you're no friend of Caesar's. Anyone setting himself up as ‘king' defies Caesar." When Pilate heard those words, he led Jesus outside. He sat down at the judgment seat in the area designated Stone Court (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). It was the preparation day for Passover. The hour was noon. Pilate said to the Jews, "Here is your king." They shouted back, "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "I am to crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king except Caesar." Pilate caved in to their demand. He turned him over to be crucified. They took Jesus away. Carrying his cross, Jesus went out to the place called Skull Hill (the name in Hebrew is Golgotha), where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, Jesus in the middle. Pilate wrote a sign and had it placed on the cross. It read: jesus the nazarene the king of the jews. Many of the Jews read the sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was right next to the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. The Jewish high priests objected. "Don't write," they said to Pilate, "‘The King of the Jews.' Make it, ‘This man said, "I am the King of the Jews."'" Pilate said, "What I've written, I've written." When they crucified him, the Roman soldiers took his clothes and divided them up four ways, to each soldier a fourth. But his robe was seamless, a single piece of weaving, so they said to each other, "Let's not tear it up. Let's throw dice to see who gets it." This confirmed the Scripture that said, "They divided up my clothes among them and threw dice for my coat." (The soldiers validated the Scriptures!) While the soldiers were looking after themselves, Jesus' mother, his aunt, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood at the foot of the cross. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her. He said to his mother, "Woman, here is your son." Then to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that moment the disciple accepted her as his own mother.
Simplified Cowboy Version
and to the cowboy he said, "Here is your momma." That cowboy took care of her the rest of her life.

Contextual Overview

19 And Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross. And having been written, it was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 Therefore, many of the Jews read this title, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it had been written in Hebrew, in Greek, in Latin. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews, but that One said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. 23 Then when they crucified Jesus, the soldiers took His garments and made four parts, a part to each soldier, also the tunic. And the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout. 24 Then they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots about it, whose it will be (that the Scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided My garments among them," and "they threw a lot for My garment." Thenindeed the soldiers did these things. LXX-Psa. 21:19; MT-Psa. 22:18 ) 25 And His mother, and His mother's sister Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood by the cross of Jesus. 26 Then seeing His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, Jesus 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 into his own home . 28 After this, knowing that all things have now been finished that the Scripture be completed, Jesus said, I thirst.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold: Genesis 45:8, Genesis 47:12, Matthew 12:48-50, Matthew 25:40, Mark 3:34, 1 Timothy 5:2-4

took: 1 John 3:18, 1 John 3:19

his: John 1:11, John 16:32

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 9:1 - show him Proverbs 23:22 - despise Matthew 12:50 - and mother Matthew 27:31 - and led John 2:4 - Woman Acts 21:6 - they Romans 16:13 - his 2 Corinthians 8:4 - the ministering 1 Timothy 5:4 - learn

Cross-References

Genesis 19:22
Hurry, escape there, for I am not able to do anything until you have come there. So the name of the city was called Zoar.
Genesis 19:33
And they caused their father to drink wine that night. And the first-born went in and lay with her father. And he did not know when she lay down nor when she rose up.
Psalms 5:3
You will hear my voice in the morning, O Jehovah, I will set myself for You in the morning, and I will look up.
Habakkuk 2:1
I will stand on my guard and set myself on the tower, and watch to see what He will say against me, and what I shall return on my rebuke.
Hebrews 2:1
For this reason it is needful for us more abundantly to take heed to the things having been heard that we should not slip away.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then saith he to the disciple,.... The same disciple John:

behold thy mother; take care of her, and provide for her, as if she was thine own mother: this shows the meanness of Christ, who had nothing to leave her, though Lord of all; it is very probable that Joseph was dead, and Mary now a widow; and whereas Christ had taken care of her, and maintained her hitherto, he now, in his dying moments, commits her to the care of this disciple; which is an instance of his humanity, and of his regard to every duty; and this in particular, of honouring parents, and providing for them in distress, and old age:

and hour that disciple took her to his own home: or house; so the Septuagint render ביתו, "to his house", by εις τα ιδια, in Esther 6:12 the phrase here used, and in John 16:32. Some say she lived with John at Jerusalem, and there died; and others say, that she died in the twelfth year after the resurrection of Christ, being 59 years of age, and was buried by John in the garden of Gethsemane: where his house was is not certain, whether at Jerusalem or in Galilee, nor how long she lived with him; but this is not to be doubted, that he took care of her, and provided for her, as if she was his own mother; and his doing this forthwith shows his great regard to Christ, his readiness and cheerfulness to comply with his orders and directions, and his unfeigned love unto him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold thy mother! - One who is to be to thee as a mother. The fact that she was the mother of Jesus would secure the kindness of John, and the fact that she was now intrusted to him demanded of him affectionate regard and tender care.

From that hour ... - John seems to have been in better circumstances than the other apostles. See John 18:16. Tradition says that she continued to live with him in Judea until the time of her death, which occurred about fifteen years after the death of Christ.


 
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