It also helped prevent John from taking the easy way out after Jesus’ death. This command did more than ensure that Mary received Godly care, though. Compassion and care for others were at the heart of everything that He did, even in these final moments of His life. Matthew 9:36, Matthew 14:14, Matthew 18:27, Mark 1:41 and Mark 6:34 all recount times where Jesus was motivated by compassion before He did something for a group of people. There are five instances where we read that Jesus was “moved with compassion” before He did something for other people. Everything that Jesus did was about loving other people. Isn’t it remarkable that while He was in some of the worst pain that a person could experience, Jesus was focused on caring for others? While it’s remarkable, it shouldn’t really surprise us. Because of his faithfulness, Jesus left him with the biggest responsibility: to care for Mary. The other nine disciples were nowhere to be seen, but John remained. Judas had betrayed Jesus and hung himself by this point. Peter had denied knowing Jesus and ran away in shame. Even now, at the crucifixion, John was the only disciple who was willing to stand there until the end. The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life seem to indicate that he was the disciple that was consistently closest to Jesus. So, Jesus decided to leave Mary in the care of John, the beloved disciple. However, during Jesus’ ministry, they didn’t believe that He was the Messiah. In fact, James wrote the Book of James which appears in the New Testament. We have reason to believe that at least some of His siblings eventually converted to Christianity. It’s entirely conceivable that Jesus didn’t want to leave His mother in the care of unbelievers. His brothers were pushing him, even though they didn’t yet believe in him as the Savior. Why didn’t Jesus leave any of them in charge of Mary? The answer to that question seems to come from a verse in John 7. Historically, caring for Mary would have fallen to the next oldest son in the family, but Jesus picked John. However, Matthew and Mark both list four brothers of Jesus (James, Joses, Judas and Simon) in addition to saying that He had “sisters.” Mary and Joseph apparently had children of their own after Mary gave birth to the God-Child. As the oldest son in a Jewish family, Jesus would have been responsible for His mother. Biblical historians generally agree that Joseph, Jesus’ father died somewhere between the time when Jesus was 12 and when His earthly ministry started at 30. He looked down from the cross and saw His mother and His closest friend. However, Jesus, in the middle of incomparable pain realized that He still had things to take care of. In fact, many victims of crucifixions didn’t last beyond the three-hour mark.
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By this point, history teaches us that the pain would have been nearly unbearable.
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This declaration took place somewhere between 9 a.m.