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John 2:4-6
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
John 2:4-6
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
4 And Jesus says to her, “What[a] do I have to do with you, woman[b]? My hour has not yet come”. 5 His mother says to the servants, “Do[c] whatever thing He says to you”. 6 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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- John 2:4 Lit, What [is there] for Me and for you? What business do I share with you in this matter?
- 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.
- 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.
- John 2:6 See Mk 7:3.
- John 2:6 That is, 20-30 gallons or 80-120 liters.
John 2:4-6
New International Version
John 2:4-6
New International Version
4 “Woman,[a](A) why do you involve me?”(B) Jesus replied. “My hour(C) has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”(D)
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(E) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b]
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