To: Campion
The Greek text does not at all bear the interpretation that Jesus was "grieved" by his mother. The Greek says "Woman, what is this to me and to you?" It's a Semitic expression that basically means, "Why are you involving me in this?" It's not a rebuke. It certainly is a rebuke.
They were guests are the wedding. It was not their place to do something about the situation.
65 posted on
10/31/2014 11:54:33 AM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: metmom; Campion; Iscool; ravenwolf; Salvation
>>It certainly is a rebuke.<<
It most certainly was. Jesus said "what does this have to do with me or with you"? He then went on to say that His time had not come yet indicating she had clearly overstepped the bounds.
72 posted on
10/31/2014 2:02:58 PM PDT by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
To: metmom
And then he did EXACTLY what his mother told him to do.
89 posted on
10/31/2014 5:25:26 PM PDT by
NKP_Vet
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