John portrays Jesus as a "nurturing, caring person" with a "feminine dimension" (Engelsman 117)
"It is immediately evident in his relationship to women: his mother (at Cana and the crucifixion); Mary (at the tomb); the Samaritan woman at the well; the woman taken in adultery; and to Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus. His care for them is characterized by respect, awareness, sensitivity, compassion, and love. More than once his attitude is a cause for surprise and hostility from others."
This nurturing attitude "is equally present in his dealings with men, for example, the disciples John and Thomas, and Lazarus at whose death Jesus wept.
"Nowhere is the nurturing Christ described more vividly than in the Johannine account of the Last Supper, which begins with the physical act of caring--washing the disciples feet--and ends with a spiritual act--Jesus' prayer to God the Father" (John 17:9-20)