John 2:7

John 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.

Context of John 2:7

5“Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants. 6Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained twenty or thirty gallons. “Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. 8Then he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the headwaiter.” And they did. 9When the headwaiter tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from — though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom

John 2:7 word by word

λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· γεμίσατε τὰς ὑδρίας ὕδατος. καὶ ἐγέμισαν αὐτὰς ἕως ἄνω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Fillγεμίζωgemizō · to fillG1072
• the waterpotsὑδρίαhudria · jarG5201
• with waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• up toἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the brimἄνωanō · aboveG507

Cross-references for John 2:7

• John 2:3When the wine ran out, Jesus’s mother told him, “They don’t have any wine.”
• Numbers 21:6Then the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites died.
• Joshua 6:3March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
• 1 Kings 17:13Then Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid; go and do as you have said. But first make me a small loaf from it and bring it out to me. Afterward, you may make some for yourself and your son,
• 2 Kings 4:2Elisha asked her, “What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”
• 2 Kings 5:10Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go wash seven times in the Jordan and your skin will be restored and you will be clean.”
• Mark 11:2and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
• Mark 14:12On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrifice the Passover lamb, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover so that you may eat it?”
• Acts 8:26An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.)

Commentaries on John 2:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7With water - This was done by the servants employed at the feast. It was done by “them,” so that there might be no opportunity of saying that the disciples of Jesus had filled them with wine to produce the “appearance” of a miracle. In this case there could be no deception. The quantity was very considerable. The servants would know whether the “wine” or “water” had been put in these vessels. It could not be believed that they had either the power or the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16Jesus showed who he is and what he came to do through the religious practices and festivals of the Jewish people (see 2:1; 5:1). He used these familiar events to reveal his identity and his mission.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. Fill ... draw ... bear--directing all, but Himself touching nothing, to prevent all appearance of collusion.Read the comment

Topics related to John 2:7

• Cana
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mary
• Miracles
• Water

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Cana
• Fill
• Hour
• Marriagefeasts
• Propitiation
• Scourge
• Syriac
• Testify

Commentaries on John 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings