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ThisταύτηνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςdidἐποίησενas the beginningἀρχὴνof his signsτῶν σημείωνinἐνCanaΚανὰof Galilee,τῆς Γαλιλαίαςandκαὶhe revealedἐφανέρωσενhis glory,τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦandκαὶhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦbelievedἐπίστευσανinεἰςhim.αὐτὸν
John 2:11
Study it in the app“This Jesus did as the beginning of his signs in Cana of Galilee, and he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.”
Jesus is at a wedding in Cana and turns water into wineJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
John 2:11, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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 “Iēsous” appears- didἐποίησενepoiēsen
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- as the beginningἀρχὴνarchēn
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēn” appears- of his signsσημείωνsēmeiōn
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeiōn” appears- CanaΚανὰKana
Cana
See it on the mapWhere else “Kana” appears- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- he revealedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsen
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “ephanerōsen” appears- his gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- believedἐπίστευσανepisteusan
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” 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
10and says to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, the poorer wine; you have kept the good wine until now.”
11 · This verse (above)
12After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there not many days.
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?