Why on the cross Jesus said to one man to look after his mother?

Question

In the Bible, Matt. 13.55-56, Mark 6. 3, 16.1, John 2.12, Acts 12.2, 1.14, Jude 1.1, Gal. 1.19. we see Jesus brothers but we do not see them on the day of his death at Golgotha, where were they? Why does he instract only one brother to take care of the mother and vise versa ?Their names, James,Joses, Judas, and Simon.

Answer 1

What, the Bibles true.

Answer 2

Bible doesn't say, but it could be that Mary was Josephs second wife and his brothers were his step brothers. This would explain that. His brothers treat Jesus as a younger brother berating him (which they would not do if he were the eldest) so this could be a clue.
If this were so, the step brothers would be under no obligation to look after Mary and so Jesus entrusted her to John.
But only when we get to heaven will we know for sure.

Answer 3

The answer to your question is contained in your question. John was there with Mary, Jesus's brothers were not. John was of course not related to Mary or Jesus but was a disciple and one of the 12 messengers or "apostles" who were instructed to carry on the leadership of Jesus' mission. Theologically: Jesus was asking them to regard each other as mother and son, that is to be members of his "family" the new people of the Messiah (God's chosen one) Jesus.

Answer 4

Jesus brothers were not christians, he was asking for the sake of his mothers spirituality.

James became a christian after the death of Jesus.

Answer 5

It's true. Jesus ask His brothers to take care His mother instead His mother take care His brother. It is the prouve that Virgin Mary is not the mediator of the man. The Roman Catholic claims that Virgin Mary is the mediator between God and man.

Answer 6

Here's how my pastor explained it:

Jesus, the apostles, and the writers of the gospels spoke Aramaic, which is a dialect of Hebrew. There is no word for "cousin" in Aramaic -- cousins are referred to as "brothers." Although the new testament was written in Greek, which uses "out-brother" to mean cousin, these were native Aramaic speakers so it was quite natural for them to just say "brother" and not make the distinction of "out-brother." (Personally I have heard people from India frequently refer to their cousins as their brothers, as they have the joint family system just like the Jews did in Jesus' day.)

So Jesus had cousins, but he didn't actually have any brothers. If he had, it would have been entirely inappropriate for Jesus to entrust his mother to John the apostle.

Hope that helps.

Answer 7

In the culture of the time, it was the mans duty to look after the women, especially widows. Unfortunately, Jesus' family, with the exception of his mother, Mary, wrote Him off as a lunatic and basically disowned Him. Thus, when He was on the cross, He asked one of his disciples to take care of His mother and to act for her in His stead. It was a very loving and compassionate thing to do, basically giving them each someone to lean on and depend upon.

Answer 8

It could be that Jesus knew that John and Mary were similar, that they were false believers, and 'deserved each other'. There are hints at this in the Bible, for those who look hard.

Answer 9

there was no social; security then as his mother had been traveling with the desciles and him he asked John to take care of her after his death I do not think that was one of his birth brothers but the desciple who wrot the gosple John.

Answer 10

because god was fed up of the dirty work