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9 When the master of the feast had tasted athe 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 abeginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, band manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.  
12 After this He went down to aCapernaum, He, His mother, bHis brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.  

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

13 aNow the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.  
14 aAnd He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers1 doing business.  
15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables.
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John 2:11

This beginning of his signs did Jesus (tauthn epoihsen arxhn twn shmeiwn o Ihsouv). Rather, "this Jesus did as a beginning of his signs," for there is no article between tauthn and arxhn. "We have now passed from the 'witness' of the Baptist to the 'witness' of the works of Jesus" (Bernard). This is John's favourite word "signs" rather than wonders (terata) or powers (dunameiv) for the works (erga) of Jesus. Shmeion is an old word from shmainw, to give a sign (John 12:33). He selects eight in his Gospel by which to prove the deity of Christ (John 20:30) of which this is the first.

Manifested his glory (efanerwsen thn docan autou). First aorist (effective) active indicative of fanerow, that glory of which John spoke in John 1:14.

Believed on him (episteusan eiv auton). First aorist active indicative of pisteuw, to believe, to put trust in, so common in John. These six disciples (learners) had already believed in Jesus as the Messiah (John 1:35-51). Now their faith was greatly strengthened. So it will be all through this Gospel. Jesus will increasingly reveal himself while the disciples will grow in knowledge and trust and the Jews will become increasingly hostile till the culmination.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 2:11:

John 4:3
John 5:41
John 10:42
John 11:15
John 17:22
John 21:1

 

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