John 2:4

Jesus addresses Mary as 'Woman' and says His 'hour' has not yet come, signaling that His mission follows the Father's timing. He gently establishes that His actions are governed by God's plan, not family requests.

Cross-references · 17

• John 7:6Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
• John 7:30They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
• John 13:1Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• John 8:20Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
• John 12:23Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
• Eccl 3:1For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
• John 19:26–27Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
• Matt 8:29Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
• 2 Sam 19:22David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For don’t I know that I am king over Israel today?”
• 2 Sam 16:10The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David;’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’”
• Gal 2:5–6to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.
• John 20:13They told her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have laid him.”
• Matt 15:28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
• Deut 33:9He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
• Luke 2:49He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
• John 20:15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”
• 2 Cor 5:16Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

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