John 2:1 BSB — MannaFest

John 2:1

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

BSB

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ASV

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

KJV

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

Galilee. Let him that loves learning again note well: for not in Jerusalem is the gathering, but without Judaea is the feast celebrated, as it were in the country of the Gentiles. For it is Galilee of the gentiles, as the prophet saith. It is I suppose altogether plain, that the synagogue of the Jews rejected the Bridegroom from Heaven, and that the church of the Gentiles received Him, and that very gladly.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And the third day there was a marriage,.... Either from the second testimony bore by John the Baptist concerning Christ, and from the call of Simon Peter, which seem to be of the same date; see Joh 1:35, or from Christ's coming into Galilee; or from the conversation he had with Nathanael; from either of which the date is taken, it matters not; the first is as agreeable and plain, as any.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the third day - On the third day after his conversation with Nathanael. Cana - This was a small town about 15 miles northwest of Tiberias and 6 miles northeast of Nazareth. It is now called Kerr Kenna, is under the government of a Turkish officer, and contains perhaps 300 inhabitants, chiefly Catholics.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
τῇ	tēa	on the	G3588 →
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	day	G2250 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
τρίτῃ	tritē	third	G5154 →
γάμος	gamos	a wedding	G1062 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	took place	G1096 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Κανὰ	Kana	Cana	G2580 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Γαλιλαίας,	Galilaias	of Galilee,	G1056 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
μήτηρ	mētēr	mother	G3384 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	of Jesus	G2424 →
ἐκεῖ·	ekei	there;	G1563 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 12:46
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
leads to
- Matthew 13:55
  “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- John 2:12
  After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
- John 7:3
  So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
- Mark 3:31–35
  Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
- John 7:5
  For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
Through
John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
leads to
- John 14:8
  Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
- Isaiah 65:1
  “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I…
- Matthew 9:9
  As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John