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The third reason Jesus' word to his mother encourages our faith is that it illustrates for us the benefits of the church, the body of Christ. Notice that contrary to custom and expectation, Jesus did not admonish his own brothers to care for their mother.
Jesus' Third Word from the cross to this small band of faithful friends huddled below is fascinating for all it implies. First, Jesus addresses his mother not as "Mother," but as "woman," translated appropriately as "dear woman" by the NIV.
Jesus was a real man, true flesh and blood, a son of a mother. He was dying in unbearable agony. His pain was altogether real, and he took it on for you and for me. Of course, the suffering of Jesus wasn’t only physical. Tomorrow’s “word” will help us consider the spiritual dimensions of the cross.
May 2, 2024 · The third saying, recorded in John 19:26–27, expresses the Lord’s care and concern for His mother: “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’.
Apr 8, 2020 · When we hear that Third Word, Woman, behold your son, our minds immediately think of an earlier encounter in which Jesus addressed his mother as “woman.” At Cana, Mary tells Jesus that there...
Apr 9, 2020 · By understanding Mary’s role as the new “woman” of salvation, we see her become the mother of all the living at the foot of the Cross. “When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he ...
Apr 2, 2021 · “…standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the Wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother.
