John's interest in naming the women is not obvious except in the case of the first. Ἰησοῦς … ἡ μήτηρ σου. Jesus when He saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing beside her (the relevancy of the designation, τὸν μαθητὴν ὃν ἠγάπα, is here obvious, and the most convincing proof of its truth and significance is now given), says to His mother, “Woman, behold thy son”; i.e., turning His eyes towards John, There is your son. Me you are losing, so far as the filial relation goes, but John will in this respect take my place.

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