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Water Turned to Wine

1 On the third day there was a awedding in bCana of Galilee, and the cmother 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, a“Woman, bwhat does your concern have to do with Me? cMy 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, aaccording 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.
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John 2:3

When the wine failed (usterhsantov oinou). Genitive absolute with first aorist active participle of usterew, old verb from usterov, late or lacking. See same use in Mark 10:21. A longer Western paraphrase occurs in some manuscripts. It was an embarrassing circumstance, especially to Mary, if partly due to the arrival of the seven guests.

They have no wine (Oinon ouk exousin). The statement of the fact was in itself a hint and a request. But why made by the mother of Jesus and why to Jesus? She would not, of course, make it to the host. Mary feels some kind of responsibility and exercises some kind of authority for reasons not known to us. Mary had treasured in her heart the wonders connected with the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:19, Luke 2:51). The ministry of the Baptist had stirred her hopes afresh. Had she not told Jesus all that she knew before he went to the Jordan to be baptized of John? This group of disciples meant to her that Jesus had begun his Messianic work. So she dares propose the miracle to him.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 2:3:

John 4:3
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