Bible Strands
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Mary addresses the servants at the wedding in Cana, moments after Jesus has told her the hour has not yet come. She redirects their attention from the problem to Jesus's authority.
The words — ὅ τι (ho ti), "whatever," is an indefinite pronoun that makes the command open-ended: not a specific task but total submission to whatever Jesus next says.
The thread — The pattern of doing exactly what God commands runs from Noah (Gen 6:22) through Abraham (Heb 11:8) to Jesus's own definition of friendship as obedience (John 15:14).
Why it lands — It asks the reader to be ready to obey a command they haven't yet received, trusting the one giving it rather than the situation in front of them.
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The Greek words
King James Version
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Cross-references
- Genesis 6:22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- Luke 5:5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
- Hebrews 5:9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
- Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
- Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Judges 13:14 She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”