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 told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” and they did. 9When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!” 11Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. 12After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and 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

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 43:34He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.
• Psalms 104:15as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people’s lives.
• Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.
• Luke 16:25But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.
• Revelation 7:16They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning 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