John 2:5

5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

John 2:5 in Other Translations

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

5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

5 But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

5 She went ahead anyway, telling the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it."

5 "Do whatever He tells you," His mother told the servants.

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 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

4 “Woman,why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 41:55