Focused Passage

John 2:1-12

The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed

Jesus reveals his glory in the first sign at Cana, confronts corrupt temple worship in Jerusalem, and points to his own death and resurrection as the true temple fulfillment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

2 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

4 “Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

8 “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,

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

10 and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

11 Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

12 After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction On the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular third τρίτῃ G5154 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular a wedding γάμος G1062 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular took place ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular at ἐν G1722 Preposition Cana Κανὰ G2580 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular in Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus’ Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular mother μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb
Verse 2

Original words

and δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural had also been invited ἐκλήθη G2564 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular wedding γάμον G1062 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 3

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When καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] wine οἴνου G3631 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular ran out ὑστερήσαντος G5302 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus’ Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular mother μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular They have ἔχουσιν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural no more οὐκ G3756 Adverb wine Οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

Woman γύναι G1135 Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular what [is that] Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular to you σοί G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to Me ἐμοὶ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular hour ὥρα G5610 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular {has} not yet οὔπω G3768 Adverb come ἥκει G2240 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 5

Original words

His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular mother μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular said to Λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural servants διακόνοις G1249 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Do ποιήσατε G4160 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural whatever G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular . . . τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular . . . ἂν G302 Indec He tells λέγῃ G3004 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 6

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction six ἓξ G1803 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural stone λίθιναι G3035 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural water jars ὑδρίαι G5201 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural had been Ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural set κείμεναι G2749 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb for κατὰ G2596 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Jewish Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular [rites of] purification καθαρισμὸν G2512 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [Each] could hold χωροῦσαι G5562 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural from ἀνὰ G303 Adverb twenty to thirty gallons δύο G1417 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural . . . G2228 Conjunction . . . τρεῖς G5140 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural . . . μετρητὰς G3355 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Greek two or three metretae; that is, approximately 20.8 to 31.2 gallons (78.8 to 118.1 liters)
Verse 7

Original words

Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular told λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the servants] αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Fill Γεμίσατε G1072 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural jars ὑδρίας G5201 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural with water ὕδατος G5204 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular So Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they filled ἐγέμισαν G1072 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural them αὐτὰς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural to ἕως G2193 Preposition [the] brim ἄνω G507 Adverb
Verse 8

Original words

Now νῦν G3568 Adverb draw [some] out Ἀντλήσατε G501 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction take [it] φέρετε G5342 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural to the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular master of the banquet ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ G755 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular - Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural - δὲ G1161 Conjunction They [did so] ἤνεγκαν G5342 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 9

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and δὲ G1161 Conjunction - ὡς G5613 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular master of the banquet ἀρχιτρίκλινος G755 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular tasted ἐγεύσατο G1089 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular that had been turned into γεγενημένον G1096 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular wine οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb He did not know ᾔδει G1492 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular where πόθεν G4159 Adverb it was {from} ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural servants διάκονοι G1249 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural had drawn ἠντληκότες G501 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular knew ᾔδεισαν G1492 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Then G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [he] ἀρχιτρίκλινος G755 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular called φωνεῖ G5455 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular bridegroom [aside] νυμφίον G3566 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Everyone Πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular serves τίθησιν G5087 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular fine καλὸν G2570 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular wine οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular first πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative and then καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular cheap [wine] ἐλάσσω G1640 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative after ὅταν G3752 Conjunction [the guests] are drunk μεθυσθῶσιν G3184 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural [But] you σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular have saved τετήρηκας G5083 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular fine καλὸν G2570 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular wine οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular until ἕως G2193 Preposition now ἄρτι G737 Adverb
Verse 11

Original words

Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular performed ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this Ταύτην G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular the first ἀρχὴν G746 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of His τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural signs σημείων G4592 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular at ἐν G1722 Preposition Cana Κανὰ G2580 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular in Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular He thus καὶ G2532 Conjunction revealed ἐφανέρωσεν G5319 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural believed ἐπίστευσαν G4100 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12

Original words

After Μετὰ G3326 Preposition this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular He went down κατέβη G2597 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Capernaum Καφαρναοὺμ G2584 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [with] καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular mother μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular brothers ἀδελφοὶ G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they stayed ἔμειναν G3306 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb a few πολλὰς G4183 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural days ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural

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