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AndΚαὶon the third dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃthere wasἐγένετοa weddingγάμοςinἐνCanaΚανὰof Galilee,τῆς Γαλιλαίαςandκαὶthe motherἡ μήτηρof Jesusτοῦ Ἰησοῦwasἦνthere.ἐκεῖ
John 2:1
Study it in the app“And on the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.”
Jesus is at a wedding in Cana and turns water into wineJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
John 2:1, word by word
- on the third dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- on the third dayτρίτῃtritēi
third
The one after the second; above all, the third day.
Where else “tritēi” appears- there wasἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- a weddingγάμοςgamos
wedding feast
A wedding feast, with a banquet and guests.
Where else “gamos” appears- CanaΚανὰKana
Cana
See it on the mapWhere else “Kana” appears- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- the motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- of JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears
Places in this verse
1Cana ?
Today: possibly Khirbet Qana, Israel
A town in Galilee, probably near Nazareth; its exact site is not certain.
At a wedding in Cana, Jesus turned water into wine, his first sign (John 2:1, 11). There he also healed an official's son (John 4:46).
2Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And Jesus too was invited to the wedding, and his disciples.
To study John 2 in a group
1. What it says
At the wedding in Cana, what runs out, what does Mary tell the servants, and what does Jesus do? (vv. 1-11)
2. What it means
Jesus clears the temple and says, “Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.” What does the narrator explain he meant? (vv. 13-22)
3. How I live it
The servants obeyed even though they did not understand what was happening (vv. 5-9). Where could you do what Jesus says today without understanding it all?