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Jn. 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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Jn. 4:46• 46Vino pues Jesús otra vez á Caná de Galilea, donde había hecho el vino del agua. Y había en Capernaum uno del rey, cuyo hijo estaba enfermo. (Jn. 4:46)
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Jos. 19:28• 28Y abraza á Hebrón, y Rehob, y Hammón, y Cana, hasta la gran Sidón; (Jos. 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.
Jn. 1:43• 43El siguiente día quiso Jesús ir á Galilea, y halla á Felipe, al cual dijo: Sígueme. (Jn. 1:43)
a marriage.
Gn. 1:27‑28• 27Y crió Dios al hombre á su imagen, á imagen de Dios lo crió; varón y hembra los crió.
 28Y los bendijo Dios; y díjoles Dios: Fructificad y multiplicad, y henchid la tierra, y sojuzgadla, y señoread en los peces de la mar, y en las aves de los cielos, y en todas las bestias que se mueven sobre la tierra. (Gn. 1:27‑28)
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Gn. 2:18‑25• 18Y dijo Jehová Dios: No es bueno que el hombre esté solo; haréle ayuda idónea para él.
 19Formó, pues, Jehová Dios de la tierra toda bestia del campo, y toda ave de los cielos, y trájolas á Adam, para que viese cómo les había de llamar; y todo lo que Adam llamó á los animales vivientes, ese es su nombre.
 20Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todo animal del campo: mas para Adam no halló ayuda que estuviese idónea para él.
 21Y Jehová Dios hizo caer sueño sobre Adam, y se quedó dormido: entonces tomó una de sus costillas, y cerró la carne en su lugar;
 22Y de la costilla que Jehová Dios tomó del hombre, hizo una mujer, y trájola al hombre.
 23Y dijo Adam: Esto es ahora hueso de mis huesos, y carne de mi carne: ésta será llamada Varona, porque del varón fué tomada.
 24Por tanto, dejará el hombre á su padre y á su madre, y allegarse ha á su mujer, y serán una sola carne.
 25Y estaban ambos desnudos, Adam y su mujer, y no se avergonzaban. (Gn. 2:18‑25)
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Sal. 128:1‑4• 1Cántico gradual. Bienaventurado todo aquel que teme á Jehová, Que anda en sus caminos.
 2Cuando comieres el trabajo de tus manos, Bienaventurado tú, y tendrás bien.
 3Tu mujer será como parra que lleva fruto á los lados de tu casa; Tus hijos como plantas de olivas alrededor de tu mesa.
 4He aquí que así será bendito el hombre Que teme á Jehová. (Sal. 128:1‑4)
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Pr. 18:22• 22El que halló esposa halló el bien, Y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová. (Pr. 18:22)
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Pr. 19:14• 14La casa y las riquezas herencia son de los padres: Mas de Jehová la mujer prudente. (Pr. 19:14)
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Pr. 31:10‑12• 10Mujer fuerte, ¿quién la hallará? Porque su estima sobrepuja largamente á la de piedras preciosas.
 11El corazón de su marido está en ella confiado, Y no tendrá necesidad de despojo.
 12Darále ella bien y no mal, Todos los días de su vida. (Pr. 31:10‑12)
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Ef. 5:30‑33• 30Porque somos miembros de su cuerpo, de su carne y de sus huesos.
 31Por esto dejará el hombre á su padre y á su madre, y se allegará á su mujer, y serán dos en una carne.
 32Este misterio grande es: mas yo digo esto con respecto á Cristo y á la iglesia.
 33Cada uno empero de vosotros de por sí, ame también á su mujer como á sí mismo; y la mujer reverencie á su marido. (Ef. 5:30‑33)
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1 Ti. 4:1‑3• 1Empero el Espíritu dice manifiestamente, que en los venideros tiempos alguno apostatarán de la fe escuchando á espíritus de error y á doctrinas de demonios;
 2Que con hipocresía hablarán mentira, teniendo cauterizada la conciencia.
 3Que prohibirán casarse, y mandarán abstenerse de las viandas que Dios crió para que con hacimiento de gracias participasen de ellas los fieles, y los que han conocido la verdad. (1 Ti. 4:1‑3)
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He. 13:4• 4Honroso es en todos el matrimonio, y el lecho sin mancilla; ùmas á los fornicarios y á los adúlteros juzgará Dios. (He. 13:4)
Cana.
Jn. 4:46• 46Vino pues Jesús otra vez á Caná de Galilea, donde había hecho el vino del agua. Y había en Capernaum uno del rey, cuyo hijo estaba enfermo. (Jn. 4:46)
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Jn. 21:2• 2Estaban juntos Simón Pedro, y Tomás, llamado al Dídimo, y Natanael, el que era de Caná de Galilea, y los hijos de Zebedeo, y otros dos de sus discípulos. (Jn. 21:2)
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Jos. 19:28• 28Y abraza á Hebrón, y Rehob, y Hammón, y Cana, hasta la gran Sidón; (Jos. 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.