John 2:10

John 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”

Context of John 2:10

8Then he said, ‘Now take some of the water from the pots and give it to the master of the party.’ So they did that. 9The master of the party tasted the water. The water had now become wine! The master did not know where the wine had come from. But the servants who had given it to him knew about it. Then the master asked the new husband to come to him. The master said to him, ‘Everyone else brings out the best wine first. When people have had plenty to drink, then they give people cheaper wine. But you are different. You have kept the best wine until now.’ 11Jesus did this first miracle at Cana, in Galilee. In this way, Jesus showed how great and powerful he was. And his disciples believed in him. 12After this, Jesus went to a town called Capernaum. His mother, his brothers and his disciples went with him. They stayed there for a few days.

John 2:10 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· πᾶς ἄνθρωπος πρῶτον τὸν καλὸν οἶνον τίθησιν, καὶ ὅταν μεθυσθῶσιν τὸν ἐλάσσω· σὺ τετήρηκας τὸν καλὸν οἶνον ἕως ἄρτι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• at the beginningπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• doth set forthτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• men have well drunkμεθύωmethuō · to get drunkG3184
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• that which is worseἐλάσσωνelassōn elattōn · lesserG1640
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• hast keptτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• nowἄρτιarti · nowG737

Cross-references for John 2:10

• Genesis 43:34Then the servants took food from Joseph's table and they gave it to the brothers. Benjamin received the biggest amount of food. It was five times more than any of his brothers. The brothers also drank wine with Joseph and they were all very happy.
• Psalms 104:15They grow grapes for wine, which makes them happy. They grow olive trees for oil, which makes their faces shine. They grow grain for bread, which makes them strong.
• Proverbs 9:1The woman who is called ‘Wisdom’ has built her house with seven pillars to make it strong.
• Luke 16:25Abraham replied, “My child, remember the time when you were alive on earth. Remember what happened then. You had many good things, and Lazarus had many bad things. Now I am taking care of Lazarus, and you are in pain.
• Revelation 7:16They will never again be hungry. They will never be thirsty. The sun will not burn them, nor will any other strong heat burn them.

Commentaries on John 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The good wine until now - That which our Lord now made being perfectly pure, and highly nutritive!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Every 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 mean when they have drunk sufficient, or to satiety; or have drunk so much as to produce hilarity, and to destroy the keenness of their taste, so that they could not readily distinguish the good from that which was worse. But this cannot be adduced in favor of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The master of the banquet repeated a common saying. Normally, the best wine was served first, when people could taste it most clearly. Later, wine of lower quality was served. But this time it was different. The wine Jesus made, served last, was the best of all. In the Old Testament, good wine was a sign of God’s blessing(Amos 9:13–14). This miracle showed that the Messiah, God’s greatest blessing, had now come.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. well drunk--"drunk abundantly" (as So 5:1), speaking of the general practice.Read the comment

Topics related to John 2:10

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

In the dictionaries

• Cana
• Fill
• Hour
• Marriagefeasts
• Propitiation
• Scourge
• Syriac
• Testify
• Wine
• Drunkenness

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