God’s Word Translation
John 2:11
11Cana in Galilee was the place where Jesus began to perform miracles. He made his glory public there, and his disciples believed in him.
John 2:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
- New International Version (NIV)What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
Context of John 2:11
9The person in charge tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it had come from, although the servers who had poured the water knew. The person in charge called the groom 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the best wine first. When people are drunk, the host serves cheap wine. But you have saved the best wine for now.” Cana in Galilee was the place where Jesus began to perform miracles. He made his glory public there, and his disciples believed in him. 12After this, Jesus, his mother, brothers, and disciples went to the city of Capernaum and stayed there for a few days. 13The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
Read all of John 2John 2:11 word by word
ταύτην ἐποίησεν ἀρχὴν τῶν σημείων ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἐφανέρωσεν τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- beginningὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- beginningἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
- of miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
- didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- CanaΚανᾶKana · CanaG2580
- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- manifested forthφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- onεἰςeis · towardG1519
Cross-references for John 2:11
- John 1:17Laws were given through Moses, but kindness and truth came into existence through Jesus Christ.
- Exodus 4:9But if they won’t believe these two miraculous signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile River and pour it on the ground. The water you take from the Nile will turn into blood on the ground.”
- Exodus 7:19The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—its rivers, canals, ponds, and all its reservoirs—so that they turn into blood. There will be blood everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden and stone containers.’ ”
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, enjoy eating your food, and drink your wine cheerfully, because God has already accepted what you’ve done.
- Malachi 2:2If you won’t listen and if you won’t consider giving honor to my name,” says the Lord of Armies, “then I’ll send a curse on you, and I’ll curse the blessings you give. Yes, I’ve already cursed them because you don’t carefully consider this.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine.
- Galatians 3:10Certainly, there is a curse on all who rely on their own efforts because Scripture says, “Whoever doesn’t obey everything that is written in Moses’ Teachings is cursed.”
- John 1:50Jesus replied, “You believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”
- John 3:2He came to Jesus one night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you as a teacher. No one can perform the miracles you perform unless God is with him.”
- John 4:46Jesus returned to the city of Cana in Galilee, where he had changed water into wine. A government official was in Cana. His son was sick in Capernaum.
- John 1:14The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness and truth.
- John 5:23so that everyone will honor the Son as they honor the Father. Whoever doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
- John 12:41Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus’ glory and had spoken about him.
- John 14:9Jesus replied, “I have been with all of you for a long time. Don’t you know me yet, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- Deuteronomy 5:24You said, “The Lord our God has let us see how great and glorious he is. We’ve heard his voice come from the fire. Today we’ve seen that people can live even if God speaks to them.
- Psalms 72:19Thanks be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
Commentaries on John 2:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11This beginning of miracles - It was probably the first he ever wrought: - at any rate, it was the first he wrought after his baptism, and the first he wrought publicly. His glory - His supreme Divinity: John 1:14. His disciples believed on him - Were more abundantly confirmed in their faith, that he was either the promised Messiah, or a most extraordinary prophet, in the fullest intercourse with the ever blessed God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11This beginning of miracles - This his first public miracle. This is declared by the sacred writer to be a “miracle” - that is, an exertion of divine power, producing a change of the substance of water into wine, which no human power could do. Manifested forth - Showed; exhibited. His glory - His power, and proper character as the Messiah; showed that he had divine power, and that God had certainly commissioned him. This is shown to be a real miracle by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs: In it, he revealed the glory of God (see also 1:14; 11:4, 40).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. manifested forth his glory--Nothing in the least like this is said of the miracles of prophet or apostle, nor could without manifest blasphemy be said of any mere creature. Observe, (1) At a marriage Christ made His first public appearance in any company, and at a marriage He wrought His first miracle--the noblest sanction that could be given to that God-given institution. (2) As the miracle did not make bad good, but good better, so Christianity only…Read the comment
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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
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