Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 2:6
The purifying of the Jews — Who purified themselves by frequent washings particularly before eating.
The purifying of the Jews — Who purified themselves by frequent washings particularly before eating.
Verse John 2:6. _AFTER THE MANNER OF THE PURIFYING OF THE JEWS_] Or, _for_ _the purpose of the purifying of the Jews_. The preposition κατα, which I have translated, _for the purpose_, often denotes...
SIX WATER-POTS OF STONE - Made of stone; or, as we should say, stoneware. AFTER THE MANNER - After the usual custom. OF THE PURIFYING - Of the “washings” or ablutions of the Jews. They were for the p...
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...
THERE WERE SET THERE SIX WATER-POTS OF STONE. These water-pots were to supply water for the washings usual at feasts (see Mark 7:4). The Jews were regarded ceremonially _unclean_ if they did not wash...
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...
SIX WATERPOTS. See App-176. WATERPOTS. jars. Occurs only here, John 2:7, and John 4:28. AFTER THE MANNER, &c. Proportioned to the number _of_ the guests. AFTER. according to. Greek _kata._ App-104....
_six waterpots of stone_ As an eyewitness S. John remembers their number, material, and size. The surroundings of the first miracle would not easily be forgotten. It is idle to seek for any special me...
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...
ΛΙΘ. ὙΔΡ. ἛΞ. As an eyewitness S. John remembers their material, number, and size. The surroundings of the first miracle would not easily be forgotten. Vessels of stone were less liable to impurity: i...
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...
ΛΊΘΙΝΑΙ (G3035) _пот. pl._ каменный. _Adj._ с таким окончанием обычно обозначает материал, происхождение или вид (МН, 359). Камень использовался потому, что не мог быть загрязнен (Barrett; SB, 2:406-0...
AFTER THE MANNER OF THE PURIFYING OF THE JEWS,— Besides the purifications appointed by the law of God, there were a multitude of others then practised, in compliance with the tradition of the elders....
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 there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. AND [OR, 'NOW' de (G1161 )] THERE WERE SET THERE SIX WATER-PO...
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...
PURIFYING] Washing the hands before dinner (Luke 11:38) is meant: cp. Mark 7:3, and see the full notes on Matthew 15:1. FIRKINS] Gk. _metretes_, about 9 gallons....
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...
WATERPOTS, or _pitchers,_ like to but larger than the vessels used for carrying water, as in John 4:28. These were placed in the outer court, away from the guest-chamber, for the governor of the feast...
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...
There were there, hard by or in the feast-room, there were ὑδρίαι λίθιναι ἓξ κείμεναι, “six stone water jars standing”. Stone was believed to preserve the purity and coolness of the water. [According...
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 there were set there six (c) waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three (d) firkins apiece. (c) These were vessels made for the use of water, in wh...
_Two or three measures, [1] called metreta. Both the Latin and Greek text, by the derivation, may signify a measure in general, according to the Rhemish translation: but metreta was a particular measu...
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...
VER. 6. “ _Now there were there six water-pots of stone, according to the usual manner of purifying among the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece._ ” ᾿Εκεῖ, _there_, denotes, according to _M...
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...
6._And there were there six water-pots of stone. _According to the computation of Budaeus, we infer that these _water-pots _were very large; for as the metreta (48) ( μετρητὴς) contains twenty _congii...
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 THERE WERE SET SIX WATER POTS OF STONE,.... To distinguish them from other vessels made of different matter: for the Jews had "vessels made of dust, and the dung of beasts, כלי אבנים, "vessels of...
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Ver. 6. _After the manner of the purifying, &c._] But who requi...
_There were six water-pots of stone_ Which were placed there, some of them for the cleansing of cups and tables, &c., and others for such purifications as required the immersion of the whole body; _af...
SIX WATER - POTS OF STONE; it was the custom of the Jews to have such vessels for water, for purposes of purification. FIRKINS; the Greek word rendered firkins is supposed to denote the same measure...
AND THERE WERE SET THERE SIX WATER-POTS OF STONE, AFTER THE MANNER OF THE PURIFYING OF THE JEWS, CONTAINING TWO OR THREE FIRKINS APIECE....
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...
The Jews were wont in their dining rooms to have waterpots standing; whether one for every guest (upon which account some think here were six) doth not appear. For the contents of these vessels, it is...
Tertullian On Monogamy When, however, he turns their minds back to continence, ("But I will you all so to be,") "I think, moreover," he says, "I too have the Spirit of God; "in order that, if he had...
John 2:6 Now G1161 were G2258 (G5713) set G2749 (G5740) there G1563 six G1803 waterpots G5201 stone...
‘Now there were six water pots of stone set there in accordance with the Jewish custom of purifying, each containing two or three metretes.' Nearby Jesus sees six very large jars which were there for...
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 2:6. AND THERE WERE THERE SIX WATERPOTS OF STONE, PLACED AFTER THE MANNER OF THE PURIFYING OF THE JEWS, CONTAINING TWO OR THREE FIRKINS APIECE. The waterpots were near at hand,-in the court or at...
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...
WATERPOTS (υδρια). Old word from υδωρ (water) and used in papyri for pots or pans for holding money or bread as well as water. These stone (λιθινα as in 2 Corinthians 3:3) jars full of water were ke...
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...
SIX STONE WATER JARS WERE THERE. On the "religious rules," see note on Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:4....
_Six water-pots of stone._ THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WATER-POTS I. THE USE OF OLD MATERIAL FOR NEW PURPOSE. In the natural word vegetable life grows out of the mould of vegetable decay. The tabernacle...
_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...
_There were set_, &c. Christ then made use of these _water-pots_ that it might be the more clearly evident that they had no wine in them; and so the turning the water into wine in such vessels might b...
_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,...
Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:22; Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 9:10; Hebrews 9:19
Water - pots [υ δ ρ ι α ι]. Used by John only, and only in the Gospel, ver. 7; John 4:28. Water - pots is literally correct, as the word is from udwr, water. Of stone. Because less liable to impurity,...
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...
In this miracle of our Saviour's turning water into wine, Observe, 1. The reality of the miracle, and the sincerity of Christ in the working of it. The evidencce there was no deceit in the miracle, no...