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And Jesus says to her, “What[a] do I have to do with you, woman[b]? My hour has not yet come”. His mother says to the servants, “Do[c] whatever thing He says to you”. Now six stone waterpots were setting there for the purification[d] [rite] of the Jews, each having-room-for two or three measures[e].

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Footnotes

  1. John 2:4 Lit, What [is there] for Me and for you? What business do I share with you in this matter?
  2. John 2:4 Jesus distances Himself from His mother, using this term one would use to address any woman. His ministry has begun, during which He no longer relates to her in a family, mother-son way, fulfilling her requests.
  3. John 2:5 Mary takes Jesus to mean He will answer her on His own terms, not hers. He chooses a miracle as the Son of God rather than an errand as the son of Mary.
  4. John 2:6 See Mk 7:3.
  5. John 2:6 That is, 20-30 gallons or 80-120 liters.

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