What was the relationship between John the Apostle and Mary?
From the cross, Jesus entrusted his mother to the “beloved disciple,” and he took her into his home. John 19:26-27
What the Bible says
John 19:26-27
26When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son. 27After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
What Tradition teaches
The Bible does not give the name of that disciple. The Tradition of the Church teaches that he was John.
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Only the Gospel of John tells of this moment. John 19:25-27
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At the foot of the cross stood Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the disciple whom Jesus loved. John 19:25-26
Jesus told his mother that this disciple was now her son. John 19:26
And he told the disciple that she was now his mother. John 19:27 From that hour, the disciple took her into his home. John 19:27 The Bible does not say…
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