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AND KNEW NOT WHENCE IT WAS - This is said, probably, to indicate that
his judgment was not biased by any favor, or any lack of favor, toward
Jesus. Had he known what was done, he would have been less...
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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...
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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...
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WHEN THE RULER OF THE FEAST HAD TASTED.
The ruler of the feast, and the _governor_ of verse 8th, are the same.
It was customary to choose, sometimes by lot,. president who regulated
the whole order o...
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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...
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THE NEW EXHILARATION (John 2:1-11)...
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RULER, &c. Same word as "governor", &c.
WAS MADE. had become.
KNEW. Greek. _oida._ App-132. See note on John 1:26. Not the same word
as in verses: John 2:24; John 2:25.
NOT. Greek. _ou._ App-105.
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_ruler of the feast_ Perhaps _manager of the feast_would be better. It
is doubtful whether the head-waiter, who managed the feast and tasted
the meat and drink, is meant, or the _rex convivii, arbiter...
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ΤῸ ὙΔ. ΟἾΝ. ΓΕΓ. _The water now become wine_. This seems
to imply that _all_ had become wine: there is nothing to distinguish
what was now wine from what still remained water. It is idle to ask at
wha...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine,
and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water
knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
WHEN...
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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...
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2:9 was, (a-19) Lit. 'is.'...
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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...
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RULER] an honoured guest, who presided at the entertainment....
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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...
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WATER THAT WAS MADE WINE. — Better, _water that had become wine._ At
what moment did the transformation take place? What water became wine?
The text itself does not speak of “water now become wine” un...
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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...
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The architriklinos, then, when he had tasted the water which had now
become wine, and did not know whence it had been procured, and was
therefore impartially judging it merely as wine among wines,
φων...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“ _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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WHEN THE RULER OF THE FEAST HAD TASTED THE WATER,.... The Persic
version reads, "tasted of the wine", and adds, what is not in the
text, "it was of a very grateful savour": but the sense is, he tasted...
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When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine,
and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water
knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
Ver. 9....
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_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...
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WHEN THE RULER OF THE FEAST HAD TASTED THE WATER THAT WAS MADE WINE,
AND KNEW NOT WHENCE IT WAS, (BUT THE SERVANTS WHICH DREW THE WATER
KNEW,) THE GOVERNOR OF THE FEAST CALLED THE BRIDEGROOM,...
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The miracle and its effect:...
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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...
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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...
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Our Saviour's action, by which he turned the water into wine, being
not obvious to the senses of any; but only the secret motion of his
will, willing the thing to be; is not recorded, only the effect...
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Cyprian Treatise X On Jealousy and Envy
And again: "He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother,
is in darkness even until now, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth
not whither he goeth,...
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John 2:9 G1161 When G5613 feast G755 tasted G1089 (G5662) water G5204
made G1096 (G5772) wine...
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‘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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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TASTED
(εγευσατο). First aorist middle indicative of γευομα. As
it was his function to do.THE WATER NOW BECOME WINE
(το υδωρ οινον γεγενημενον). Accusative case,
though the genitive also occurs wi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND HE TASTED THE WATER, WHICH HAD TURNED INTO WINE. The man in charge
of the feast would be similar to our "toastmaster....
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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_When the governor of the feast_, &c. _Tasted_ : he did not give
credit entirely to the smell and ruddy colour, but he tasted, and
found that it was the very best and most excellent wine. For tasting...
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_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...
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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....
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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,...
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John 4:46; John 7:17; Psalms 119:100...
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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...
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The governor of the feast — The bridegroom generally procured some
friend to order all things at the entertainment....