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To: annalex

And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.

By the way, avoid another Protestant obfuscation: there is no "home" in verse 27. It is not an economic arrangement.

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Now ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, dogs and cats . . . what are all the remotely plausible meanings of:

". . . from that moment, [John] took her to his own" ???

And, then, what is the MOST plausible meaning???

In context, of course . . .

Clearly, for those with a certain perspective to see . . . Christ signaled rather overtly that His former son/mother relationship with her was at an end. John would take care of her as was honorable and loving and fitting. And from then on, His ministry and role in Creation would be different and quite beyond Mary having a significant, active part--meddlesome or otherwise.

And, that's about it from the Scriptural stand point from then on.


9,267 posted on 02/06/2007 3:18:51 PM PST by Quix (WHEN IT COMES TO UFO'S TRY ABOVETOPSECRET.COM TO LEARN A LITTLE 1ST THEN POST)
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To: Quix
Christ signaled rather overtly that His former son/mother relationship with her was at an end. John would take care of her as was honorable and loving and fitting. And from then on, His ministry and role in Creation would be different and quite beyond Mary

For one thing you forget that the adoption was symmetrical. Not only John takes her with his own, but she adopts him.

Second, "with his own" together with "disciple Jesus loved" indicates the body of disciples.

Third, there is nothing there to indicate that His relationship with His mother was at an end. He was going to be with a thief in Paradise, but not His mother?

9,275 posted on 02/06/2007 3:36:00 PM PST by annalex
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