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New Living Translation

John 2:5

But his mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cana;   Jesus, the Christ;   Marriage;   Mary;   Miracles;   Parents;   Water;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Resurrection;   Thompson Chain Reference - Mary;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Entertainments;   Marriage;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cana;   Feasts;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Galilee;   Grapes;   John, gospel of;   Marriage;   Miracles;   Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Joy;   Miracle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Marriage;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cana;   Marriage-Feasts;   Wine;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Joseph;   Manoah;   Mary, the Virgin;   Pearl;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banquet;   Fulfill;   John, the Gospel of;   Mary;   Sign;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Deacon;   Joy;   Marriage;   Mary;   Meals;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Announcements of Death;   Appreciation (of Christ);   Brotherhood (2);   Celibacy (2);   Common Life;   Dates (2);   Happiness;   John (the Apostle);   Minister, Ministration;   Perfect Perfection;   Pleasure;   Reality;   Sea of Galilee;   Service;   Toleration, Tolerance;   Wealth (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Melchisedec, Melchizedek ;   Miracles;   New Testament;   Wine;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cana;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Flag;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the New Testament;   Mary;   Uncleanness;  

Devotionals:

- Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for November 30;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants.
King James Version (1611)
His mother saith vnto ye seruants, Whatsoeuer he saith vnto you, doe it.
King James Version
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
English Standard Version
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
New American Standard Bible
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He tells you, do it."
New Century Version
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you to do."
Amplified Bible
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."
Legacy Standard Bible
His mother *said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."
Berean Standard Bible
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you."
Contemporary English Version
Mary then said to the servants, "Do whatever Jesus tells you to do."
Complete Jewish Bible
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Darby Translation
His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do.
Easy-to-Read Version
His mother said to the servants, "Do what he tells you."
Geneva Bible (1587)
His mother saide vnto the seruants, Whatsoeuer he sayeth vnto you, doe it.
George Lamsa Translation
His mother said to the helpers, Whatever he tells you, do it.
Good News Translation
Jesus' mother then told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Lexham English Bible
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it!"
Literal Translation
His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do.
American Standard Version
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Bible in Basic English
His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.
Hebrew Names Version
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."
International Standard Version
His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Etheridge Translation
His mother saith to the servitors, Whatever he telleth you, do.
Murdock Translation
His mother said to the waiters: Whatever he saith to you, do [fn] .
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His mother sayth vnto the ministers: Whatsoeuer he sayth vnto you, do it.
English Revised Version
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
World English Bible
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith to the servants, Whatsoever he saith to you, do.
Weymouth's New Testament
His mother said to the attendants, "Whatever he tells you to do, do it."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
His modir seith to the mynystris, What euere thing he seie to you, do ye.
Update Bible Version
His mother says to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.
Webster's Bible Translation
His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he saith to you, do [it].
New English Translation
His mother told the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it."
New King James Version
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."
New Life Bible
His mother said to the helpers, "Do whatever He says."
New Revised Standard
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
His mother saith unto them who are ministering - Whatsoever he may say to you, do!
Douay-Rheims Bible
His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.
Revised Standard Version
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
His mother sayde vnto the ministres: whatsoever he sayeth vnto you do it.
Young's Literal Translation
His mother saith to the ministrants, `Whatever he may say to you -- do.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
His mother sayde vnto ye mynisters: Whatsoeuer he sayeth vnto you, do it.
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which his mother bid the servants do whatever he should order.
THE MESSAGE
She went ahead anyway, telling the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it."
Simplified Cowboy Version
But Mary was undaunted, and she told the serving staff, "Do whatever he tells you to do."

Contextual Overview

1 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus' mother told him, "They have no more wine." 4 "Dear woman, that's not our problem," Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come." 5 But his mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. 7 Jesus told the servants, "Fill the jars with water." When the jars had been filled, 8 he said, "Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies." So the servants followed his instructions. 9 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. 10 "A host always serves the best wine first," he said. "Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whatsoever: John 15:14, Genesis 6:22, Judges 13:14, Luke 5:5, Luke 5:6, Luke 6:46-49, Acts 9:6, Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 11:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 7:5 - all that Genesis 42:20 - And they Exodus 4:4 - And he put Exodus 12:50 - as the Lord Exodus 17:10 - Joshua Joshua 2:21 - And she bound Joshua 6:12 - the priests Judges 6:27 - and did Ruth 3:6 - and did 2 Kings 5:14 - according to 2 Kings 13:17 - Open 1 Chronicles 14:16 - did as God 1 Chronicles 21:19 - went up Job 42:9 - did Jeremiah 13:5 - as Ezekiel 12:7 - I did so Ezekiel 37:4 - Prophesy Matthew 1:24 - did Matthew 21:2 - General Matthew 26:19 - the disciples Mark 8:6 - to sit Mark 11:4 - and found Mark 14:13 - Go Luke 17:14 - as Luke 22:13 - General John 2:7 - Fill John 21:6 - They cast Acts 8:27 - he arose Acts 12:9 - he went Philippians 4:9 - do

Cross-References

Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:11
The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.
Genesis 2:12
The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.
Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.
Genesis 4:12
No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
Job 5:10
He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.
Psalms 104:14
You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth—
Psalms 135:7
He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.
Jeremiah 14:22
Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain? Does it fall from the sky by itself? No, you are the one, O Lord our God! Only you can do such things. So we will wait for you to help us.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His mother saith ... - It is evident from this verse that his mother did not understand what he had said as a harsh reproof and repulse, but as an indication of his willingness at the proper time to furnish wine. In all this transaction he evinced the appropriate feelings of a son toward a mother.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 2:5. His mother saith, &c.] The virgin seems to have understood our Lord as hinted above. It was not yet time to grant them a supply, because the want had not as yet been generally felt. But, silently receiving the respectful caution, she saw that the miracle should be wrought when it best suited the purposes of the Divine wisdom.


 
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