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

3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4And Jesus said to her, “What business do you have with Me, woman? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He tells you, do it.” 6Now there were six stone waterpots standing there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing two or three measures each. 7Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So 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
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to the servantsδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
• Whateverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Whateverτιςtis · oneG5100
• Whateverἄνan · ifG302
• you, doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for John 2:5

• John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
• Genesis 6:22So Noah did these things; according to everything that God had commanded him, so he did.
• Judges 13:14She shall not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; she shall keep all that I commanded.”
• Luke 5:5Simon responded and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”
• Luke 6:46“Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?
• Acts 9:6but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.”
• Hebrews 5:9And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him,
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he left, 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