When on the torture stake, Jesus entrusted Mary to the care of the apostle John, which Jesus would not likely have done had Joseph still been alive. ​ — John 19: 26, 27.
הוא לא היה עושה כן אילו יוסף היה עוד בחיים (‏ יוח ’ י ” ט: 26, 27‏) .‏