John 19 · Verse 27

John 19:27

Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
John 19:27, King James Version

John 19:27 in other translations

BSBThen He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
WEBThen he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.
ASVThen saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.
YLTafterward he saith to the disciple, ‘Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
DARBYThen he says unto the disciple, Behold thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
BBEThen he said to the disciple, There is your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his house.
WebsterThen saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

What does John 19:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:25-27

25-27. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary, wife of Cleophas--This should be read, as in the Margin, "Clopas," the same as "Alpheus" (Mt 10:3). The "Cleopas" of Lu 24:18 was a different person.

Read the full comment on John 19:25-27 →

Barnes' Notes
Verse 27. 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, &c. John seems to have been in better circumstances than the other apostles. See Jn 18:16. Tradition says that she continued to live with him in Judea till the time of her death, which occurred about fifteen years after the death of Christ.

(y) "thy mother" 1Timm 5:2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:19-30

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the writing to be altered; which was doubtless owing to a secret power of God upon his heart, that this statement of our Lord's character and authority might continue. Many things done by the Roman soldiers were fulfilments of the prophecies of the Old Testament. All things…

Read the full comment on John 19:19-30 →

John 19:27 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἶταeitaThenG1534
λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004
τῷtōto theG3588
μαθητῇ·mathētēadisciple;G3101
ἴδεidebeholdG2396
ἡhētheG3588
μήτηρmētērmotherG3384
σου.souof you.G4771
καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575
ἐκείνηςekeinēsthat [very]G1565
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ὥραςhōrashourG5610
ἔλαβενelabentookG2983
ὁhotheG3588
μαθητὴςmathētēsdiscipleG3101
αὐτὴνautēnherG846
εἰςeistoG1519
τὰta<the>G3588
ἴδια.¶idia[his] own.G2398

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 19:27

  • Matthew 12:48-50

    But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

  • John 16:32

    Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

  • 1 Timothy 5:2-4

    The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

  • 1 John 3:18-19

    My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

  • John 1:11

    He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

  • Genesis 45:8

    So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold.
Ge 45:8; 47:12; Mt 12:48-50; 25:40; Mr 3:34; 1Ti 5:2-4
took.
1Jo 3:18,19
his.
1:11; 16:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 19:26

    When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

  • John 19:27

    Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

  • John 19:28

    After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

Read all of John 19

John 19:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después dice al discípulo: He ahí tu madre. Y desde aquella hora el discípulo la recibió consigo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Puis il dit au disciple: Voilà ta mère. Et dès cette heure-là, le disciple la prit chez lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dann spricht er zu dem Jünger: Siehe, deine Mutter! Und von jener Stunde an nahm sie der Jünger zu sich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deinde dicit discipulo: Ecce mater tua. Et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus in sua.