John 2
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John 2

Miracle at Cana

1Onthe thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250there was a weddingγάμοςgamosG1062inCanaΚανὰKanaG2580of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056, and themotherμήτηρmētērG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563;
2and bothG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were invitedἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564to the weddingγάμον.gamonG1062.
3When the wineοἴνουoinouG3631ranG5302outG5302,the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “They haveἔχουσιν.echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756wineοἶνονoinonG3631.”
4And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “WhatτίtiG5101business do you have with Me,womanγύναι;gunaiG1135?My hourὥραhōraG5610hasG2240not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἥκειhēkeiG2240.”
5HismotherμήτηρmētērG3384saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, “Whateverὅ τι ἂνho ti anG3739G5100G302He tellsλέγῃlegēG3004you, doποιήσατε.¶poiēsateG4160it.”
6NowδὲdeG1161there were sixἓξhexG1803stoneλίθιναιlithinaiG3035waterpotsὑδρίαιhudriaiG5201standingκείμεναι,keimenaiG2749thereἐκεῖekeiG1563for the JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453customG2512ofG2512purificationκαθαρισμὸνkatharismonG2512,containingχωροῦσαιchōrousaiG5562twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτρεῖς.treisG5140measuresμετρητὰςmetrētasG3355eachἀνὰanaG303.
7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“FillγεμίσατεgemisateG1072the waterpotsὑδρίαςhudriasG5201with waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204.”SoκαὶkaiG2532they filledἐγέμισανegemisanG1072them up to the brimἄνω.anōG507.
8And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“DrawἀντλήσατεantlēsateG501someoutG501nowνῦνnunG3568and takeφέρετεphereteG5342it to theheadwaiterἀρχιτρικλίνῳ.architriklinōG755.”And they tookἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342it to him.
9NowG1161whenὡςhōsG5613the headwaiterἀρχιτρίκλινοςarchitriklinosG755tastedἐγεύσατοegeusatoG1089the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204which had becomeγεγενημένονgegenēmenonG1096wineοἶνονoinonG3631,and did not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159it cameἐστίν,estinG1510from (but the servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249who had drawnἠντληκότεςēntlēkotesG501the waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204knewG3609),the headwaiterἀρχιτρίκλινοςarchitriklinosG755calledφωνεῖphōneiG5455the groomνυμφίονnumphionG3566,
10and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “EveryπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444servesτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wineοἶνονoinonG3631firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,and whenὅτανhotanG3752the guestsareG3184drunkμεθυσθῶσινmethusthōsinG3184, then he servesthe poorerἐλάσσω·elassōG1640wine; butyou have keptτετήρηκαςtetērēkasG5083the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wineοἶνονoinonG3631untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.”
11ThisταύτηνtautēnG3778beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of HissignsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160in CanaΚανὰKanaG2580ofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and revealedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319HisgloryδόξανdoxanG1391;and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him.
12AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597toCapernaumG2746, He and HismotherμήτηρmētērG3384, and HisbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101;and they stayedἔμεινανemeinanG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563a fewοὐ πολλὰςou pollasG3756G4183daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

First Passover--Cleansing the Temple

13The PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,and JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424wentG305upG305to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414.
14And withinἐνenG1722the templeG2413groundsHe foundεὗρενheurenG2147thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453oxenβόαςboasG1016,sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,and dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058,and the moneyG2773changersG2773seatedκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521at their tables.
15And He madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160a whipφραγέλλιονphragellionG5416ofcordsσχοινίωνschoiniōnG4979,and droveG1544themallπάνταςpantasG3956outG1544of the templeG2413area,with the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and the oxenβόας,boasG1016;and He pouredἐξέχεενexecheenG1632outG1632the coinsκέρμα,kermaG2772of the moneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and overturnedἀνέτρεψεν,anetrepsenG396their tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132;
16and to thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦσινpōlousinG4453the dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058He saidG3004,“TakeἄρατεarateG142theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778awayG142fromG1782hereἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782;stopμὴmēG3361makingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624aplaceοἶκονoikonG3624of businessἐμπορίου.emporiouG1712!”
17HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125: “ZealζῆλοςzēlosG2205for Your houseοἴκουoikouG3624will consumeκαταφάγεταίkataphagetaiG2719me.”
18The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592do You showδεικνύειςdeiknueisG1166usas Your authority for doingποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”
19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them, “DestroyλύσατεlusateG3089thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778templeναὸνnaonG3485,and in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250I will raiseἐγερῶegerōG1453it upG1453.”
20The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004, “It tookforty-sixἓξhexG5065G2532G1803yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094to buildοἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthēG3618thisοὗτος,houtosG3778templeναὸςnaosG3485, and yetYou will raiseἐγερεῖςegereisG1453it upG1453in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250?”
21But He was speakingἔλεγενelegenG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012thetempleναοῦnaouG3485of His bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.
22SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753He was raisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778;and they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100the ScriptureγραφῇgraphēaG1124and the wordλόγῳlogōG3056whichὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had spokenG3004.
23NowδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613He was in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atthe PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,duringG1722the feastἑορτῇ,he'ortēaG1859,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in His nameὄνομαonomaG3686as theyobservedθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334His signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739He was doingἐποίει.epoieiG4160.
24But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,on His partG846,was not entrustingἐπίστευενepisteuenG4100HimselfG846to them, becauseδιὰdiaG1223He knewγινώσκεινginōskeinG1097allG3956peopleG3956,
25and becauseὅτιhotiG3754He did not needχρείανchreianG5532anyoneτιςtisG5100to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012mankindἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444,for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whatτίtiG5101was in mankindἀνθρώπῳ.¶anthrōpōG444.

Commentaries on John 2

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