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for him to be elsewhere.

At Yahshua’s crucifixion a number of the women who followed Him were present, but
only one of the twelve disciples. This was John. His heart of love would not allow him to be

separated from his loving master, even through a most unbearable time. At his crucifixion,
Yahshua committed two of the people who loved Him the most to one another.

John 19:26-27

When Yahshua therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing
nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then He said to the

disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his
own household.

I am certain that Mary never lacked anything while she was in John’s household.

John’s care for her flowed from the wellspring of his love for Yahshua. In loving and caring
for Mary, John was expressing his love for Yahshua. Love can be extravagant, it surpasses

all other sources of motivation. Paul spoke to the Corinthian church of the excellence of

love.

I Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not

arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does
not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but
rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures

all things. Love never fails...

When will-power and resoluteness failed Peter, love did not fail John. John was able

to remain by Yahshua’s side, bearing and enduring all things, due to love. Verse 4 tells us
that love does not brag, nor act arrogantly. It was not necessary for John to boast that he

would never forsake Yahshua. John was constrained and controlled by love. His actions
would merely reflect his love for Christ.

When Yahshua was resurrected and the empty tomb was reported by the women, we
are told that Peter and John raced to the tomb to inspect it.