7.         Seeing the maternal nature of Church

Mother

19:17-26

Behold the son of thee

[c/f children of church]

Jesus

 

25 there stood but by the cross of Jesus the mother of him and the sister of the mother of him. Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary the Magdalene. 26 Jesus therefore

seeing the mother and the disciple standing by whom he loved; says to the mother: Woman, behold the son of thee.

8.         Adopting the way of the child

Beloved disciple

19:27-30

Behold the mother of thee

[c/f 'way' of the childk]

Jesus

 

19:27 then he says to the disciple: Behold the mother of thee. And from that hour took the disciple her to his own home. 28 After this knowing Jesus that now all things have been finished that might be fulfilled the Scripture, says: I thirst.29 A vessel was set of vinegar

full; a sponge therefore full of the vinegar a hyssop putting round they brought it to of him the mouth. 30 When therefore took the vinegar Jesus he said. It has been finished, and inclining the head delivered up the spirit.

9.         Caring for the body of Jesus Christ

Arimathea

19:31-42

(Take initiative)

[care for body of Jesus]

Him (c/f Scripture)

 

19:31 The therefore Jews, since preparation it was, that might not remain on the cross the bodies on the Sabbath, for was great the day of that Sabbath, they asked Plate that might be broken of them the legs and they might be taken. 32 Came therefore the soldiers, and of the first broke the legs and of the other crucified with him; 33 on but Jesus coming when they saw already him to have died, they did not break of him the lets. 34 but one of the soldiers with a lance of him the side ricked, and therefore immediately blood and water. 35 And the one having seen has witnessed, and true of him is the witness, and that one knows that truly he says, that also ye may believe. 36 For happened these that the Scripture might be fulfilled: A bone shall not be broken of him. 37 and again another

Scripture says: They shall look at him whom they pierced. 38 Now after these things asked Pilate Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus having been hidden but because of the fear of the Jews, that he might take the body of Jesus: and allowed Pilate. He came therefore and took the body of him. 39 And came also Nicodemus, the one having come to him of night at first bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes about pounds a hundred. 40 They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it in sheets with the spices, as custom is with the Jews to bury. 41 Now there was in the place where he was crucified a garden, and in the garden tomb a new, in which never yet not any one was having been put. 42 there therefore because of the preparation of the Jews, because near was the tomb, they put Jesus.