Where this voice appears
- John 2:1-12
- John 19:25-27
What this person says
She names the wedding's lack and tells servants to do whatever Jesus says.
What this person understands
She trusts Jesus can address the need and remains near Him at the cross.
What this person misunderstands or does not yet see
The exact shape and timing of Jesus' hour are His to define, not hers.
How the response changes
Her path moves from Cana's abundance to Golgotha's cost, bracketed by Jesus' hour.
Place in John's witness motif
Her instruction at Cana directs every servant and reader toward Jesus' word.
Chapter trail
Related themes
Related conversations
- Jesus and the first disciples, John 1:35-51
- Jesus and Mary at Cana, John 2:1-11
- Jesus and Nicodemus, John 3:1-21
- Jesus and the Samaritan woman, John 4:4-26
- Jesus and the disciples about food and harvest, John 4:27-38
- Jesus and the healed man at Bethesda, John 5:1-18
- Jesus and the crowds after the feeding, John 6:22-59
- Jesus and His opponents at the festivals, John 7-8
- The man born blind and his interrogators, John 9
- Jesus and Martha, John 11:17-27
- Jesus, Mary, and the mourners, John 11:28-44
- Jesus and His disciples at the Last Supper, John 13-16
- Jesus and Peter at the table, John 13:6-10,36-38
- Jesus and Philip, John 14:8-11
- Jesus and Thomas about the way, John 14:1-7
- Jesus' prayer to the Father, John 17
- Jesus and Pilate, John 18:28-19:16
- Jesus and Mary Magdalene, John 20:11-18
- Jesus and Thomas after the resurrection, John 20:24-29
- Jesus and Peter beside the sea, John 21:15-22