The woman concerned was Mary the mother of Jesus. When Jesus said 'Woman behold your son' Jesus was not referring to himself as the woman's son' In the next part of the account Jesus says to the disciple who was standing by Mary, "behold, your mother' referring to the Mary. This passage comes from John's gospel, and it is generally believed that John refers to himself throughout this gospel as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'. As we are told that the disciple at the cross is this very same disciple, we can be assured that it was John who stood with Mary. We know that John was this disciple as there are parallel accounts of incidents in the other gospels whete Jesus is with Peter, James and John - but in John's gospel the same accounts use the phrase: Peter, James and "the disciple whom Jesus loved"...suggesting that John shows a little modesty in his own account. In Jewish law the oldest son was responsible for looking after a widowed mother. In Jesus' case, being the oldest son of Mary, who by that time was widowed, it was his responsibility to arrange care for her. When Jesus said 'Woman, behold your son" and to John "behold your mother" he was passing on the responsibility, after his death, of looking after Mary, to the only disciple who stuck with him - John. We are then told that John took Mary into his own home and looked after her as his own mother.
That he had sex with this woman shoving his colossal ten inch into her producing her first offspring...he was truly a badass.
There are two options to which I can give an answer for your unambiguous question.1: Jesus (who is God) gave Mary to us when she was conceived.2. Jesus could have also given Mary to be the true mother of the world when he was dying on the cross. In John 19:26-27 it says, "Woman, behold your son: behold your mother," as Jesus died upon the cross.
According to tradition, Saint John the Apostle was present at the crucifixion of Jesus along with Jesus' mother Mary. Jesus entrusted Mary to John's care, saying, "Behold, your mother," and to Mary, "Woman, behold your son." John took Mary into his home and cared for her as his own mother.
Matthew 9:20 - "And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:"
We read of her standing at the foot of His cross:John 19:25-27New King James Version (NKJV)Behold Your Mother25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" 27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
Mt:9:20: And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
Oh, dude, Jesus was totally referring to Mary when he said, "Woman, behold your son." He was basically telling Mary to look at John, who he entrusted to take care of her after he was gone. It's like a biblical version of, "Hey, Mom, meet your new son, John."
By the WAY..
John 19:26, 27 - When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. [NKJV]
Matthew 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:
In the King James versionthe phrase - woman this is your son - does not appear at all.The questioner may be thinking of the phraseJoh 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! and the following verses Jesus is talking to a Samaritan woman: Joh 4:25 The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah will come, and when he comes, he will tell us everything." Joh 4:26 Jesus answered, "I am he, I who am talking with you."