Joh 2:5 | JFB | STEP | 4-5. Woman-- no term of disrespect in the language of that day ( ). what ... to do with thee-- that is, "In my Father's business I have to do with Him only." It was a gentle rebuke for officious interference, entering a region from which all creatures were excluded (compare , ). mine hour, &c.-- hinting that He would do something, but at His own time; and so she understood it ( ).

‏ John 2:5

4-5. Woman--no term of disrespect in the language of that day (Joh 19:26).

what ... to do with thee--that is, "In my Father's business I have to do with Him only." It was a gentle rebuke for officious interference, entering a region from which all creatures were excluded (compare Ac 4:19, 20).

mine hour, &c.--hinting that He would do something, but at His own time; and so she understood it (Joh 2:5).