John 2:5

His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

In Context

4And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? My hour is not yet come. What is that to me, etc... These words of our Saviour, spoken to his mother, have been understood by some commentators as harsh, they not considering the next following verse: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye, which plainly shows that his mother knew of the miracle that he was to perform, and that it was at her request he wrought it; besides the manner of speaking the words as to the tone, and the countenance shown at the same time, which could only be known to those who were present, or from what had followed: for words indicating anger in one tone of voice, would be understood quite the reverse in another.

6Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:22And Noe did all things which God commanded him.

Ruth 3:6And she went down to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother-in- law had bid her.

Luke 5:5And Simon answering said to him: Master, we have laboured all the night and have taken nothing: but at thy word I will let down the net.

John 15:14You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.

Hebrews 5:9And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation:

Matthew Henry on John 2:2-12

Water Turned into Wine. 1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of… Read the whole commentary →

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