1 On the third day
there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and
His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran
out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 Jesus said to her,
“Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My
hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to
the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” 6 Now there were set
there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the
Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to
them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they
filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some
out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it.
9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that
was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had
drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 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!” 11 This beginning of
signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples
believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother,
His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.
Commentary
Vs. 1 “On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.”
The Lord Jesus having arrived in Galilee with His now four disciples and so they were staying in the region of Cana of Galilee, and Jesus’ mother was also there. This then was either the third day since Jesus had called His last two disciples, Philip and Nathanael to Himself, or the third day since His arrival with them in the region of Cana of Galilee.
Vs. 2-5 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
Apparently, Jesus (or His mother) were known to the host of the wedding feast, for Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding (vs. 2). Now during the celebratory feast (which often lasted seven days) they ran out of wine, and so the mother of Jesus being concerned about this said to Him, “They have no wine.” (vs. 3) Indicating that she must have already seen Jesus do miraculous things in their own home, for why would she now mention this to Him, unless she believed He could resolve it. And so, when she said this to Jesus, He said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” (Vs. 4) Now Jesus’ initial response to her though not appearing in the English translation as such, was gentle, but more importantly it indicates that His focus was not on the “temporal”, on resolving every little problem or concern that arises amongst men, which they soon forget about after its resolved, no Jesus in responding to her like that was looking way past that to His destiny with the Cross. And so, His saying as much to her was His reminding her of His true purpose and calling from God for us all, that our greatest need/s will be resolved there. Now when Jesus’ mother heard Him speak like that she said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” (Vs. 5) Which clearly indicates she believed Jesus was about to do something to resolve her concern.
Vs. 6-8 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it.
These six waterpots of stone, which held twenty or thirty gallons a piece then where set outside where they would be used for the purification purposes of the Jews; like with their handwashing rituals etc. (see Matt. 15:1-2). And so, when Jesus saw that they were empty and used He said to the servants there, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. (vs. 6-7) Having done so Jesus now tells, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. (vs. 8)
Vs. 9-10 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 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!”
Now when the master of the feast tasted the water that the servants drew from the waterpots, which Jesus had changed to wine, immediately he realized that this wine was of a greatly superior quality than what he had been serving the guests. And so, he called the bridegroom and 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!” vs. 10
Vs. 11-12 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.
Here we see the reason that Jesus turned the water to wine, so He could manifest His glory, and strengthen the faith of His disciples in Himself (vs. 12). For having been declared as the Messiah, He will now show through signs and wonders and miraculous healings that He Himself is the Messiah. And so Jesus along with His mother, His brothers and His disciples leave Cana and go down to Capernaum, where He would begin His grand public ministry, that said Jesus did not stay many days there, rather He would use it as a base from which He would go out and preach and minister the Gospel into all of Galilee, and all the surrounding region, and in this His next step will be to go to the Temple in Jerusalem, for the Passover of the Jews was at hand.
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Commentary
Vs. 1 “On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.”
The Lord Jesus having arrived in Galilee with His now four disciples and so they were staying in the region of Cana of Galilee, and Jesus’ mother was also there. This then was either the third day since Jesus had called His last two disciples, Philip and Nathanael to Himself, or the third day since His arrival with them in the region of Cana of Galilee.
Vs. 2-5 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
Apparently, Jesus (or His mother) were known to the host of the wedding feast, for Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding (vs. 2). Now during the celebratory feast (which often lasted seven days) they ran out of wine, and so the mother of Jesus being concerned about this said to Him, “They have no wine.” (vs. 3) Indicating that she must have already seen Jesus do miraculous things in their own home, for why would she now mention this to Him, unless she believed He could resolve it. And so, when she said this to Jesus, He said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” (Vs. 4) Now Jesus’ initial response to her though not appearing in the English translation as such, was gentle, but more importantly it indicates that His focus was not on the “temporal”, on resolving every little problem or concern that arises amongst men, which they soon forget about after its resolved, no Jesus in responding to her like that was looking way past that to His destiny with the Cross. And so, His saying as much to her was His reminding her of His true purpose and calling from God for us all, that our greatest need/s will be resolved there. Now when Jesus’ mother heard Him speak like that she said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” (Vs. 5) Which clearly indicates she believed Jesus was about to do something to resolve her concern.
Vs. 6-8 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it.
These six waterpots of stone, which held twenty or thirty gallons a piece then where set outside where they would be used for the purification purposes of the Jews; like with their handwashing rituals etc. (see Matt. 15:1-2). And so, when Jesus saw that they were empty and used He said to the servants there, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. (vs. 6-7) Having done so Jesus now tells, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. (vs. 8)
Vs. 9-10 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 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!”
Now when the master of the feast tasted the water that the servants drew from the waterpots, which Jesus had changed to wine, immediately he realized that this wine was of a greatly superior quality than what he had been serving the guests. And so, he called the bridegroom and 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!” vs. 10
Vs. 11-12 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.
Here we see the reason that Jesus turned the water to wine, so He could manifest His glory, and strengthen the faith of His disciples in Himself (vs. 12). For having been declared as the Messiah, He will now show through signs and wonders and miraculous healings that He Himself is the Messiah. And so Jesus along with His mother, His brothers and His disciples leave Cana and go down to Capernaum, where He would begin His grand public ministry, that said Jesus did not stay many days there, rather He would use it as a base from which He would go out and preach and minister the Gospel into all of Galilee, and all the surrounding region, and in this His next step will be to go to the Temple in Jerusalem, for the Passover of the Jews was at hand.
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New King James Version (1982): Thomas Nelson.
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