John 19:17-30

So they took charge of Jesus. See notes on Matthew 27:32-66. John gives a few details.

25. His mother's sister. Matthew 27:56 identifies Salome as one of the four women ["the mother of Zebedee's sons"]. Since John does not give his own name, it would not be unusual for him to omit any mention of his mother's name as well. Therefore, John's mother was a sister to Mary, the Human mother of Jesus. [Compare note on Matthew 10:2-4.]

26. Woman, here is your son. [This is not harsh, as it sounds to our ears. See note on John 2:4.] In the agony of death, Jesus places his human mother in John's care. The fact that John is her nephew, helps explain this. Some think this act implies that Joseph was dead at this time. And, her sons and daughters were likely still unbelievers (John 7:5), although after the Resurrection, they are mentioned with the believers (Acts 1:14).