John 2:4
2 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
- KJV
- Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
- WEB
- Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”
- ASV
- And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
- DARBY
- Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come.
- BLB
- And Jesus says to her, “What [is it] to Me and to you, woman? My hour is not yet come.”
- ÅB
- Jesus sa til henne: Hva har jeg med deg å gjøre, kvinne? Min time er enda ikke kommet.
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: "Kvinne, hva har dette med meg å gjøre? Min tid er ennå ikke kommet."
- B1930
- Jesus sa til henne: Hvad har jeg med dig å gjøre, kvinne? Min time er ennu ikke kommet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 7:6
Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
Read in contextJohn 13:1
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
Read in contextJohn 7:30
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
Read in contextJohn 8:20
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
Read in contextJohn 12:23
But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 3:1
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Read in contextJohn 19:26–27
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
Read in contextMatthew 8:29
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
Read in context