Who did Jesus give to his mother before he died?

Answer: Evidently by the time Jesus died, Joseph, Mary's husband was dead. Jesus, since He was to leave the scene (including the fact that after the resurrection He was going soon to ascend to heaven) cared for His mother by providing John His disciple as a son to take care of her. So His gift was a person, His beloved disciple John. This also meant that she had a home.