John 2:5

John 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
• New International Version (NIV)His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

Context of John 2:5

3And wine being deficient, the mother of Jesus says to him, They have no wine. 4Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come. His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do. 6Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each. 7Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

John 2:5 word by word

λέγει ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ τοῖς διακόνοις· ὅ τι ἂν λέγῃ ὑμῖν, ποιήσατε.¶Read the interlinear

• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• servantsδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249

Cross-references for John 2:5

• John 15:14Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you.
• Genesis 6:22And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.
• Judges 13:14she shall not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither shall she drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean: all that I commanded her shall she observe.
• Luke 5:5And Simon answering said to him, Master, having laboured through the whole night we have taken nothing, but at thy word I will let down the net.
• Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?
• Acts 9:6But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• Hebrews 5:9and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation;
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going.

Commentaries on John 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5His mother saith, etc. - The virgin seems to have understood our Lord as hinted above. It was not yet time to grant them a supply, because the want had not as yet been generally felt. But, silently receiving the respectful caution, she saw that the miracle should be wrought when it best suited the purposes of the Divine wisdom.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5His mother saith … - It is evident from this verse that his mother did not understand what he had said as a harsh reproof and repulse, but as an indication of his willingness at the proper time to furnish wine. In all this transaction he evinced the appropriate feelings of a son toward a mother.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16Jesus showed who he is and what he came to do through the religious practices and festivals of the Jewish people (see 2:1; 5:1). He used these familiar events to reveal his identity and his mission.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 2:5

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

In the dictionaries

• Cana
• Fill
• Hour
• Marriagefeasts
• Propitiation
• Scourge
• Syriac
• Testify
• Wine
• Bethany

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