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PER355
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.
Matthew 26.56 (King James Version) :But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
PER360
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.
Luke 23.49 (King James Version) :And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org