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2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, a“Woman, bwhat does your concern have to do with Me? cMy hour has not yet come.”  
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, aaccording to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.  
7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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John 2:4-5

Woman—no term of disrespect in the language of that day (John 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 Acts 4:19-20).

mine hour, etc.—hinting that He would do something, but at His own time; and so she understood it (John 2:5).




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 2:4:

Song of Solomon 1:2
Mark 1:24
John 2:1

 

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