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

8And He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” And they took it to him. 9Now when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the groom, and said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the guests are drunk, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” 11This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother, and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there 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

• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to him, “Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• servesτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• the goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• and whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• areμεθύωmethuō · to get drunkG3184
• the poorerἐλάσσωνelassōn elattōn · lesserG1640
• you have keptτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• nowἄρτιarti · nowG737

Cross-references for John 2:10

• Genesis 43:34Then he took portions to them from his own table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank freely with him.
• Psalms 104:15And wine, which makes a human heart cheerful, So that he makes his face gleam with oil, And food, which sustains a human heart.
• Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house, She has carved out her seven pillars;
• Luke 16:25But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.
• Revelation 7:16They will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat;

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