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Jesus' dialogue with John and the women
At the foot of the cross, Jesus entrusts his mother Mary to John, the beloved disciple (John 19.25-27). As the only gospel to report this scene, John stresses the courageous presence of the women and of John at Golgotha. This dialogue reveals a twofold significance: human, as Jesus fulfills his filial responsibilities, and spiritual, as he establishes a new family founded on faith rather than blood. John obeys immediately, bearing witness to his faithfulness.
John 19.27 (King James Version) :Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
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The disciples present at the crucifixion
PER360 analyzes the disciples present at the crucifixion of Jesus at Golgotha, comparing the four Gospels. They were mostly women — Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Salome, Mary the wife of Clopas — and the apostle John, the only man mentioned. Their courage contrasts with the flight of the male disciples. Jesus entrusts his mother to John, a gesture of profound humanity. A supernatural darkness covers the scene from noon until 3 p.m., on Friday, April 1, AD 33.
Psalms 38.11 (King James Version) :My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.Notesore: Heb. strokeNotemy kinsmen: or, my neighboursKing James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org