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).
JFB.
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