<p>2:5- see on Jn. 2:1.</p><p><em>His mother said to the servants: Whatever he commands you, do it</em>- This uses three Greek words which recur in Mt. 7:24,26: &quot;Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them&quot;. Mary had heard these words but applies them in a more material way rather than the spiritual, moral way which Jesus intended.&nbsp; Is this another indication she had slipped from her teenage intensity and spirituality by the time His ministry began?</p><p>The theme of John&rsquo;s writings is that &ldquo;the word&rdquo; which was in the beginning, the word of the Gospel, the word of command which brought forth all creation in the first place, is the same word that has been made flesh in Jesus, and which can likewise work a powerful new creation in the lives of all who allow that word to abide in them. Hence the emphasis of John upon the manner in which the <em>word</em> of the Lord Jesus was sufficient to bring about amazing miracles. Even Josephus noted this unique feature of the Lord&rsquo;s ministry: &ldquo;Everything that he Jesus performed through an invisible power he wrought by word and command&rdquo;. It can be argued that all the historical incidents recorded by John are exemplifications in visual terms of the principles outlined in the prologue in chapter 1.</p>