John 2:4

John 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
• New International Version (NIV)“Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”

Context of John 2:4

2and Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding as well. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’s mother told him, “They don’t have any wine.” “What has this concern of yours to do with me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.” 5“Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants. 6Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained twenty or thirty gallons.

John 2:4 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, γύναι; οὔπω ἥκει ἡ ὥρα μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• haveκαίkai · andG2532
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• isἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
• not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768

Cross-references for John 2:4

• John 19:26When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
• John 20:13They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”
• Matthew 15:28Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was healed.
• Deuteronomy 33:9He said about his father and mother, “I do not regard them.” He disregarded his brothers and didn’t acknowledge his sons, for they kept your word and maintained your covenant.
• 2 Samuel 16:10The king replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? He curses me this way because the Lord told him, ‘Curse David! ’ Therefore, who can say, ‘Why did you do that? ’”
• 2 Samuel 19:22David answered, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? Have you become my adversary today? Should any man be killed in Israel today? Am I not aware that today I’m king over Israel?”
• Luke 2:49“Why were you searching for me?” he asked them. “Didn’t you know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house?”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way.
• Galatians 2:5But we did not give up and submit to these people for even a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.
• John 7:6Jesus told them, “My time has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand.
• John 8:20He spoke these words by the treasury, while teaching in the temple. But no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
• John 12:23Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
• John 13:1Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:

Commentaries on John 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Woman, what have I to do with thee? - , : O, woman, what is this to thee and me? This is an abrupt denial, as if he had said: "We are not employed to provide the necessaries for this feast: this matter belongs to others, who should have made a proper and sufficient provision for the persons they had invited." The words seem to convey a reproof to the virgin, for meddling with that which did not particularly concern her. The holiest persons are always…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Woman - This term, as used here, seems to imply reproof, as if she was interfering in that which did not properly concern her; but it is evident that no such reproof or disrespect was intended by the use of the term “woman” instead of “mother.” It is the same term by which he tenderly addressed Mary Magdalene after his resurrection John 20:15, and his mother when he was on the cross, John 19:26. Compare also Matthew 15:28; John 4:21; 1 Corinthians 7:16…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4At first, Jesus did not step in to solve the problem. His mission and its timing were not controlled by human plans. My hour has not yet come: This refers to the time when Jesus would be glorified. In the Gospel of John, this happened when he was lifted up on the cross (12:23; 17:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Woman--no term of disrespect in the language of that day (Joh 19:26). what ... to do with thee--that is, "In my Father's business I have to do with Him only." It was a gentle rebuke for officious interference, entering a region from which all creatures were excluded (compare Ac 4:19, 20). mine hour, &c.--hinting that He would do something, but at His own time; and so she understood it (Joh 2:5).Read the comment

Topics related to John 2:4

• Cana
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
• Mary
• Miracles
• Water

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Commentaries on John 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings