“Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.”
Jesus replied, 'Woman, why do you involve me? My hour has not yet come' — Jesus' address "Woman" (gynē), though respectful, maintains distance; it is also the term by which Jesus will address his mother from the cross (19:26), suggesting tragic distance. "My hour" (hē hora mou) refers to Jesus' appointment with death and glorification; the statement that the hour "has not yet come" suggests that Mary seeks to precipitate events before God's time. Yet Jesus proceeds to act, creating interpretive tension.
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