John 19:27
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
λέγω
He says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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εἶτα
Then
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εἶτα
a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
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ἴδιος
his] own.
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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ἐκεῖνος
that very
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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λαμβάνω
took
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ἴδε
behold
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ἴδε
used as an interjection to denote surprise; lo!
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ὥρα
hour
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ὥρα
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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