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AndκαὶJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto her,αὐτῇ“WhatΤίis that to meἐμοὶandκαὶto you,σοίwoman?γύναιMy hourἡ ὥρα μουhas not yetοὔπωcome.”ἥκει
John 2:4
Study it in the app“And Jesus says to her, “What is that to me and to you, woman? My hour has not yet come.””
Jesus is at a wedding in Cana and turns water into wineJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
John 2:4, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- womanγύναιgynai
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynai” appears- My hourὥραhōra
moment
The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.
Where else “hōra” appears- has not yetοὔπωoupō
not yet
Not yet.
Where else “oupō” appears- comeἥκειhēkei
have come
Come, arrive, be here.
Where else “hēkei” appears
Translation note
Literally “what to me and to you?”, a Hebrew turn of phrase (Judges 11:12; 1 Kings 17:18); it can be understood as marking distance, not contempt. Jesus also calls his mother “woman” at the cross (19:26).
The context
3And when the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus says to him, “They have no wine.”
4 · This verse (above)
5His mother says to the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.”
To study John 2 in a group
1. What it says
At the wedding in Cana, what runs out, what does Mary tell the servants, and what does Jesus do? (vv. 1-11)
2. What it means
Jesus clears the temple and says, “Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.” What does the narrator explain he meant? (vv. 13-22)
3. How I live it
The servants obeyed even though they did not understand what was happening (vv. 5-9). Where could you do what Jesus says today without understanding it all?