John 2:5

5 His mother saith to the ministrants, `Whatever he may say to you -- do.'

John 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

John 2:5

His mother said unto the servants
She took the reproof in good part, and by the words he said, and the manner in which he spoke them, or by the looks he gave, and the gestures he might use, she hoped, and even believed, that the thing she moved for would be done; and therefore went immediately to the servants, and gave them the following instructions:

whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it];
punctually observe and obey his orders in every circumstance.

John 2:5 In-Context

3 and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, `Wine they have not;'

4 Jesus saith to her, `What -- to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.'

5 His mother saith to the ministrants, `Whatever he may say to you -- do.'

6 And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

7 Jesus saith to them, `Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them -- unto the brim;