Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 2:10
And saith — St. John barely relates the words he spoke, which does not imply his approving them. When they have well drunk — does not mean any more than toward the close of the entertainment.
And saith — St. John barely relates the words he spoke, which does not imply his approving them. When they have well drunk — does not mean any more than toward the close of the entertainment.
JOHN 2:10 mequsqw/sin The Textus Receptus (following ac A X G D Q L P and many other witnesses) makes a smoother reading by adding to,...
Verse John 2:10. _THE GOOD WINE UNTIL NOW._] That which our Lord now made being perfectly pure, and highly nutritive!...
EVERY MAN - It is customary, or it is generally done. WHEN MEN HAVE WELL DRUNK - This word does not of necessity mean that they were intoxicated, though it is usually employed in that sense. It may me...
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2:1-22 _ 1. The Marriage in Cana. (John 2:1 .)_ 2. The Temple Cleansed. (John 2:12 .) The second chapter gives the record of the first miracle reported in this Gospel. He manifest...
THE MARRIAGE AT CANA. On the third day the promise to Nathanael of greater things to follow is fulfilled. Modern exploration has suggested three sites for Cana, all of them near Nazareth, and to the N...
EVERY MAN AT THE BEGINNING DOTH SET FORTH GOOD WINE. The language of the ruler is sportive, but still he states. custom. The best wine was offered when the appetite of the guests was sharpest and mos...
THE NEW EXHILARATION (John 2:1-11)...
Two days after this there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee; and Jesus' mother was there. And Jesus was invited to the wedding and so were his disciples. When the wine had run short, Jesus' mother said...
EVERY MAN, &c. This is man's way: i.e. to give the good thing first, and the worse thing after. God's way is always the opposite. See note on Exodus 15:2. MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. WELL DRUN...
_when men have well drunk_ Our translators have timidly shrunk from giving the full coarseness of the man's joke: it should be _when they have become drunken_, when they ARE _drunk_. In Matthew 24:49;...
ΜΕΘΥΣΘΩ͂ΣΙΝ. _Have become drunk_, ARE DRUNK. The A.V. does not give the full coarseness of the man’s joke, although in Matthew 24:49; Acts 2:15; 1 Corinthians 11:21;...
John 2:1-11. THE TESTIMONY OF THE FIRST SIGN Jesus is passing from the retirement in which He has lived so long into the publicity of His ministry. The scene which follows lies halfway between—in the...
Ver 5. His mother said to the servants, Whatsoever he says to you, do it. 6. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three fir...
_JESUS' FIRST MIRACLE -- JOHN 2:1-11:_ On the third day after Jesus' discussion with Nathanael Jesus performed His first miracle. The miracle was at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Mary, the mother of J...
ΤΊΘΗΣΙΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G5087) помещать; здесь: накрывать на стол, ΜΕΘΥΣΘΏΣΙΝ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΜΕΘΎΣΚΩ (G3182), _pass._ становиться пьяным, напиваться. _Conj._ с ΌΤΑΝ (G3752) описы...
THE GOVERNOR OF THE FEAST CALLED THE BRIDEGROOM,— The governor's application to the bridegroom, and not to Jesus, shews him to have been ignorant of the miracle; and could have proceeded from no other...
THE MIRACLE PERFORMED _TEXT 2:6-11_ 6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews-' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill t...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 2:1-11 First of all we will give a brief and simple Analysis of the passage before us:— We propose to expound the passage before us from a threefold viewpoint:...
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, EVER...
1 Cana, in Hebrew, means "acquire". The marriage feast is a sign of the time when the Son acquires the kingdom, and as the bridegroom is elated over the bride, so will He be elated over Israel (Isa_62...
THE WEDDING AT CANA. THE TEMPLE CLEANSED 1-11. The marriage at Cana. This miracle is not recorded by the synoptists because it occurred before the beginning of the ministry proper. St. John records it...
WELL DRUNK] RV 'drunk freely.' The expression is proverbial, and need not be literally interpreted of the present company....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 2 JESUS CHANGES WATER SO THAT IT BECOMES WINE 2:1-12 V1 The next day, there was a wedding in Cana in *Galilee. Jesus’ m...
WHEN MEN HAVE WELL DRUNK. — The same Greek word is used in the LXX. in Genesis 43:34, and rendered in the Authorised version “were merry;” but its general use in the Old Testament, as in classical wri...
CHAPTER 5 THE FIRST SIGN-THE MARRIAGE IN CANA. “And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and Jesus also was bidden, and His disciples, to the marr...
JESUS BLESSES SOCIAL JOYS John 2:1-11 The keyword here is _signs,_ John 2:11, r.v. translated in the Authorized Version as _miracles._ They are windows into the eternal purpose. The Lord loved to joi...
At Cana our Lord wrought what John describes as the "beginning of His signs." It was a sign of power in the realm of creation, and of it being exercised in answer to faith. It was a sign, moreover, of...
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have (e) well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now. (e) Literally, "are d...
_When men have well drank, [2] or plentifully; this is the literal sense: nor need we translate, when they are drunk, being spoken of such company, where our Saviour, Christ, his blessed Mother, and h...
CHAPTER 8 THE MARRIAGE AT CANA 0F GALILEE John 2:1-12. _“On the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.”_ This marriage was the third day after His depar...
“ _When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water which was made wine and he knew not whence it came, but the servants who had drawn the water knew the ruler of the feast calls the bridegroom_, 10,...
THIRD SECTION: 2:1-11. THE FIRST MIRACLE. STRENGTHENING OF FAITH. Jesus, after having been declared by John to be the Messiah, manifested Himself as such to His first disciples; an utterance of miracu...
And the third day there was marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. (2) And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. (3) And when they wanted wine, the mother...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
The third day we find in chapter 2. A marriage takes place in Galilee. Jesus is there; and the water of purification is changed into the wine of joy for the marriage-feast. Afterwards at Jerusalem He...
AND SAITH UNTO HIM,.... The following words; expressing the common custom used at feasts: EVERY MAN AT THE BEGINNING DOTH SET FORTH GOOD WINE; that is, it is usual with men, when they make entertainm...
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: _but_ thou hast kept the good wine until now. Ver. 10. _Every man at t...
_Jesus saith unto them_ After some convenient pause, that the failing of the wine might be the more observed; _Fill the water-pots with water_ Choosing, for wise reasons, to make use of these rather t...
EVERY MAN; this is a statement of what was usual on such occasions. Thus the governor of the feast testified to the purity and excellence of the wine miraculously furnished by the Saviour....
AND SAITH UNTO HIM, EVERY MAN AT THE BEGINNING DOTH SET FORTH GOOD WINE, AND WHEN MEN HAVE WELL DRUNK, THEN THAT WHICH IS WORSE; BUT THOU HAST KEPT THE GOOD WINE UNTIL NOW....
The miracle and its effect:...
A MARRIAGE ON THE THIRD DAY (vs.1-12) Now we are told of a third day, and a marriage in Cana. This is typical of Israel's new relationship with their Messiah and the receiving of the joy of His mirac...
1-11 It is very desirable when there is a marriage, to have Christ own and bless it. Those that would have Christ with them at their marriage, must invite him by prayer, and he will come. While in th...
OLBGrk; The governor calls the bridegroom, (at whose cost the provision for the feast was to be provided), and minds him, that he seemed to have done contrary to the common practice of such as made fe...
John 2:10 And G2532 said G3004 (G5719) him G846 Every G3956 man G444 beginning G4412 out G5087 ...
‘And he says to them, “Draw out now and carry it to the ruler of the feast”. And they carried it. And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from,...
HELPING AT A WEDDING AND CLEANSING THE TEMPLE - JOHN 2 The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1). The incident at the wedding in Cana of Galilee is said by the writer to be the first of Jesus' ‘signs'. This bri...
John 2:9-10. IN THESE VERSES WE HAVE THE TESTIMONY BORNE TO THE COMPLETENESS OF THE MIRACLE. The ruler of the feast, a guest speaking as the representative of the guests, calling the bridegroom (who s...
The general subject of the second great division of the Gospel is continued in this section. It contains an account of the miracle at Cana of Galilee, in which, as we are told at John 2:11, Jesus ‘man...
Our Saviour had lived on the earth for thirty years, and had worked no miracle. There was the hiding of his power. He had been subject unto his parents, and had lived in obscurity. Now he has broken t...
CONTENTS: The marriage at Cana and the first miracle of Jesus. The passover and the purification of the temple. CHARACTERS: Jesus, mother, disciples. CONCLUSION: Those who expect the favors of Chris...
John 2:1. _The third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee,_ when the sun of righteousness shone out with divine glory. Cana of Galilee is here mentioned to distinguish it from Cana near Sidonia...
EVERYONE ELSE SERVES THE BEST WINE FIRST. Notice that even though they have already drunk up all the wine in the house, he immediately tastes the superiority of the wine Jesus made. [Scholars have arg...
_Thou hast kept the good wine until now._ We learn I. THAT CHRIST HAS SYMPATHY WITH HOUSEKEEPERS. The wine gave out and Jesus came to the rescue. Don’t fret when there is a scant supply in your hous...
_The third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee._ THE MIRACLE AT CANA I. THE OCCASION ON WHICH THE MIRACLE WAS WROUGHT. 1. The time. The third day after the interview with Nathanael. 2. The...
CHAPTER 2 _On the third day_, &c. _The third day_, that is, from Christ's departure for Galilee, and the calling of Philip. For this was the last date mentioned by S. John. The following is the sequen...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 2:1. τῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ—This note of time refers to John 1:43. He was evidently in Galilee when He found Philip; thus _the third day_ will mean the third after His...
EXPOSITION VERSES 2:1-3:4 _The testimony of signs to the glory of the Word made flesh._ JOHN 2:1 (1) _The first sign, the beginning of signs, Mastery over the old creation. Sign of love and power....
Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John. The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It was written towards the close of that first century, written by John,...
Genesis 43:34; Luke 16:25; Proverbs 9:1; Proverbs 9:16; Psalms 104:
Have well drunk [μ ε θ υ σ θ ω σ ι]. Wyc., be filled. Tynd., be drunk. The A. V. and Tynd. are better than the Rev. when men have drunk freely. The ruler of the feast means that when the palates of th...
THE WATER TURNED INTO WINE John 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In this Scripture the first miracle which Christ wrought is recorded, and it is a miracle full of marvelous significance. Our opening verse re...