John 2:9 BSB — MannaFest

John 2:9

and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

BSB

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ASV

And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants that had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom,

KJV

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

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Commentary

4 voices

Hilary of Poitiers

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (367)

(iii. de Trin. c. 5) Water is poured into the waterpots; wine is drawn out into the chalices; the senses of the drawer out agree not with the knowledge of the pourer in. The pourer in thinks that water is drawn out; the drawer out thinks that wine was poured in. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants who drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When Christ provided so much good wine for them that had well drunk, he intended to try their sobriety, and to teach them how to abound, as well as how to want. Temperance per force is a thankless virtue; but if divine providence gives us abundance of the delights of sense, and divine grace enables us to use them moderately, this is self-denial that is praiseworthy.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

And knew not whence it was - This is said, probably, to indicate that his judgment was not biased by any favor, or any lack of favor, toward Jesus. Had he known what was done, he would have been less likely to have judged impartially. As it is, we have his testimony that this was real wine, and of so fine a body and flavor as to surpass that which had been provided for the occasion. Everything in this miracle shows that there was no collusion or understanding between Jesus and any of the persons at the feast.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1858)

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡς	hōs	When	G5613 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ἐγεύσατο	egeusato	tasted	G1089 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀρχιτρίκλινος	architriklinos	master of the feast	G755 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὕδωρ	hudōr	water	G5204 →
οἶνον	oinon	wine	G3631 →
γεγενημένον	gegenēmenon	became	G1096 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ᾔδει	ēdei	he knew	G1492 →
πόθεν	pothen	from where	G4159 →
ἐστίν,	estin	it is —	G1510 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
διάκονοι	diakonoi	servants	G1249 →
ᾔδεισαν	ēdeisan	knew	G1492 →
οἱ	hoi	which	G3588 →
ἠντληκότες	ēntlēkotes	having drawn	G501 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὕδωρ,	hudōr	water —	G5204 →
φωνεῖ	phōnei	calls	G5455 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
νυμφίον	numphion	bridegroom	G3566 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀρχιτρίκλινος	architriklinos	master of the feast	G755 →

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
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
leads to
- John 8:31–32
  So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- John 8:43
  Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
- Jeremiah 31:33–34
  “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- John 8:47
  Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
- Daniel 12:10
  Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
Through
Psalms 119:100
I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
leads to
- Psalms 111:10
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
- James 3:13
  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Through
John 4:46
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
leads to
- John 2:1–11
  On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

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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