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John 2

John 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hemera (Greek #2250)
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
KJV usage: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Pronounce: hay-mer'-ah
Origin: feminine (with 5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of 1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle
third
tritos (Greek #5154)
third; neuter (as noun) a third part, or (as adverb) a (or the) third time, thirdly
KJV usage: third(-ly).
Pronounce: tree'-tos
Origin: ordinal from 5140
day
hemera (Greek #2250)
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
KJV usage: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Pronounce: hay-mer'-ah
Origin: feminine (with 5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of 1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle
there was
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
a marriage
gamos (Greek #1062)
nuptials
KJV usage: marriage, wedding.
Pronounce: gam'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
Cana
Kana (Greek #2580)
Cana, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Cana.
Pronounce: kan-ah'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (compare 07071)
g of Galilee
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Galilaia (Greek #1056)
Galiloea (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
KJV usage: Galilee.
Pronounce: gal-il-ah'-yah
Origin: of Hebrew origin (01551)
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the mother
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
meter (Greek #3384)
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
KJV usage: mother.
Pronounce: may'-tare
Origin: apparently a primary word
of Jesus
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
was
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
there
ekei (Greek #1563)
there; by extension, thither
KJV usage: there, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place).
Pronounce: ek-i'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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John 4:46• 46He came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain courtier in Capernaum whose son was sick. (John 4:46)
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Josh. 19:28• 28and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, as far as great Zidon; (Josh. 19:28)

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Cana of Galilee,
Day,
Galilee,
Marriage,
Mother,
The Lord Jesus

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-11:  Christ turns water into wine;
12:  departs into Capernaum,
13:  and to Jerusalem,
14-17:  where he purges the temple of buyers and sellers.
18-22:  He foretells his death and resurrection.
23-25:  Many believe because of his miracles, but he will not trust himself with them.
A.M. 4034.
A.D. 30.
the third.
John 1:43• 43On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me. (John 1:43)
a marriage.
Gen. 1:27‑28• 27And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
 28And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth. (Gen. 1:27‑28)
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Gen. 2:18‑25• 18And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
 19And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought them to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.
 20And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.
 21And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man; and he slept. And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead.
 22And Jehovah Elohim built the rib that he had taken from Man into a woman; and brought her to Man.
 23And Man said, This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of a man.
 24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
 25And they were both naked, Man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (Gen. 2:18‑25)
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Psa. 128:1‑4• 1A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.
 2For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
 3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.
 4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah. (Psa. 128:1‑4)
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Prov. 18:22• 22Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah. (Prov. 18:22)
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Prov. 19:14• 14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah. (Prov. 19:14)
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Prov. 31:10‑12• 10Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
 11The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.
 12She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. (Prov. 31:10‑12)
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Eph. 5:30‑33• 30for we are members of his body; we are of his flesh, and of his bones.
 31Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
 32This mystery is great, but *I* speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.
 33But *ye* also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife I speak that she may fear the husband. (Eph. 5:30‑33)
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1 Tim. 4:1‑3• 1But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
 2speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
 3forbidding to marry, bidding to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth. (1 Tim. 4:1‑3)
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Heb. 13:4• 4Let marriage be held every way in honour, and the bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge. (Heb. 13:4)
Cana.
John 4:46• 46He came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain courtier in Capernaum whose son was sick. (John 4:46)
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John 21:2• 2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. (John 21:2)
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Josh. 19:28• 28and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, as far as great Zidon; (Josh. 19:28)
Kanah.
• Two days of testimony had taken place-that of John and that of Jesus; and now blessing and judgment are accomplished. (“John 2” by J.N. Darby)
• Chapter 2 gives the millennium; chapter 3 is the work in and for us which qualifies for the kingdom on earth or heaven. (“John 2” by J.N. Darby)
• The two testimonies to Christ that were to be borne in this world, both gathering to Him as center, had been borne; that of John, and that of Jesus taking His place in Galilee with the remnant-the two days of God’s dealings with Israel here below. The third day we find in chapter 2. (“John 2” by J.N. Darby)
• Chapter 2 gives the millennium; chapter 3 is the work in and for us which qualifies for the kingdom on earth or heaven. (“John 2” by J.N. Darby)
• The Spirit may here have meant figuratively the type of a day yet future when glory will appear, as distinguished from the day of John the Baptist’s testimony, and that of the Lord and His disciples. (“Endnotes from John 2” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there.