THE THIRD DAY. Of this first week: i.e. the third day after the last event (John 1:4), i.e. the seventh day. Compare the 1st (John 1:19); 2nd (29-34); 3rd (John 1:35); 4th (John 1:43). In Genesis, after six days there comes. marriage. WAS. took place. MARRIAGE. marriage feast, as in Matthew 22:2,... [ Continue Reading ]
CALLED. invited. DISCIPLES. Probably six in number: viz. Andrew, Simon, Philip, Nathanael (John 1:40), with James and John (Mark 1:16). See App-141. TO. Greek. _eis._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &c.. when wine failed. Quite. serious calamity. WINE. Greek. _oinos._ The only word for wine in the N.T. Septuagint for Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27. (Also for _Tirash_ (App-27) in Genesis 27:28; Judges 9:13.Joel 1:10; Joel 1:10). THE MOTHER OF JESUS. Never called Mary in this Gospel. She became... [ Continue Reading ]
WOMAN. Quite. respectful form _of_ address. Not as in Eng. In Greek authors. Madam. what, &c.. Hebraism (2 Samuel 16:10). MINE HOUR, &c. Marking. crisis, which is noted in John 2:11. A characteristic expression in this Gospel. See note on John 7:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
SERVANTS. free servants. Greek. _diakonos._ Compare Matthew 20:26; Mark 9:35. WHATSOEVER, &c. Mary's last-recorded words.... [ Continue Reading ]
SIX WATERPOTS. See App-176. WATERPOTS. jars. Occurs only here, John 2:7, and John 4:28. AFTER THE MANNER, &c. Proportioned to the number _of_ the guests. AFTER. according to. Greek _kata._ App-104. the Jews. See note on John 1:19. FIRKINS. See App-51.... [ Continue Reading ]
FILL. The first sign. Note "Cast", John 21:6, and see the STRUCTURE in App-176. WITH. Greek. idiom. See note, on App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
DRAW OUT. Greek. _antleo._ Occurs only here, John 2:9; John 4:7; John 4:15. GOVERNOR, &c. Occurs only here, and John 2:9. See Genesis 24:13; Genesis 24:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
RULER, &c. Same word as "governor", &c. WAS MADE. had become. KNEW. Greek. _oida._ App-132. See note on John 1:26. Not the same word as in verses: John 2:24; John 2:25. NOT. Greek. _ou._ App-105. BUT, &c. See note on "and we", &c., John 1:14. DREW. had drawn.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY MAN, &c. This is man's way: i.e. to give the good thing first, and the worse thing after. God's way is always the opposite. See note on Exodus 15:2. MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. WELL DRUNK. drunk freely. WORSE. inferior.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEGINNING, &c. Our attention is thus called to the order. MIRACLES. the signs.. characteristic word in this Gospel. See p. 1511, and App-176. MANIFESTED FORTH. See App-106. Compare John 21:1; John 21:14. HIS GLORY. This is the key to the signification of the eight signs of this Gospel (App-176).... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER. Greek. _meta._ App-104. DOWN. True geographically. Compare "up", John 2:13. CAPERNAUM. Now _Tell Hum._ AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6. CONTINUED. Greek. _meno._ See note on John 1:32, and p. 1511.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE JEWS' PASSOVER. After the revival under Ezra and Nehemiah corruption proceeded apace (see notes on p. 1296), and the Lord found the nation as described in Malachi. Hence, what were once "the feasts of Jehovah" are spoken of as what they had then become, "feasts of the Jews" (John 5:1; John 6:4;... [ Continue Reading ]
TEMPLE. Greek. _hieron._ See note on Matthew 23:16. those. Denoting. class. CHANGERS OF MONEY. Greek. Plural of _kermatistes._ Occurs only here.... [ Continue Reading ]
MADE. SCOURGE. plaited. whip. Occurs only here. OF. from. Greek. _ek._ App-104. Not the same word as in verses: John 21:25. SMALL CORDS. rush-ropes. Greek. _schoinion._ Only here and in Acts 27:32. DROVE... OUT. cast out. Not the same event as in Matthew 21:12; Matthew 21:13.Mark 11:15; Mark 11:16... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. Not the same word as in verses: John 2:2; John 2:9; John 2:12; John 2:24; John 2:25. MY FATHER'S HOUSE. This was at the beginning of His ministry. At the end He called it "your house" (Matthew 23:38). MY FATHER'S.. characteristic expression in this gospel. Occurs thirty-... [ Continue Reading ]
IT WAS WRITTEN. it is (or standeth) written. Compare John 6:31; John 6:45; John 8:17; John 10:34; John 12:14. The zeal, &c. Quoted from Psalms 69:9. See the rest of the verse in Romans 15:3, and other parts of the Psa. in John 15:25 (John 2:4);... [ Continue Reading ]
ANSWERED... SAID. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41 and App-122. SIGN. Same as "miracle", John 2:11. SEEING, &c. Supply the _Ellipsis_ (App-6). "What sign shewest thou to us [that Thou art the Messiah], seeing that Thou doest these things? ... [ Continue Reading ]
DESTROY, &c. The Lord's enemies remembered His words, and perverted them: saying, "I will destroy", &c. See Matthew 26:61; Mark 14:58. THIS. See on Matthew 16:18. TEMPLE. Greek. _naos._ See note on Matthew 23:16. RAISE... UP. Greek. _egeiro._ App-178.... [ Continue Reading ]
FORTY AND SIX YEARS. Begun B.C. 20. See Josephus, _Wars,_ I. xxi. 1. REAR. raise.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT HE SPAKE, &c. Figure of speech _Epitrechon_ (App-6). For other examples, See John 7:39; John 12:33; John 21:19. HE. Greek. _ekeinos._ Emph. in contrast with "thou" in John 2:20. See note on John 1:18. SPAKE. was speaking. Greek. _lego_ of -se concerning. Greek. _peri._ App-104. OF. that is to... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. out from. Greek. _ek._ App-104. THE DEAD. No Article. dead people. See note on Matthew 17:9, and App-139. REMEMBERED. Compare John 2:17. They remembered it after His resurrection, and believed it. Contrast His enemies. See note on John 2:19. SAID. spake. Greek. _lego,_ as in John 2:21. BEL... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW WHEN, &c. Note the Figure of speech _Pleonasm_ (App-6) in the triple definitions (for emph.) AT. in. Greek. _en._ App-104. BELIEVED IN. See App-150. Same as John 2:11, denoting. definite act. IN. Greek. _eis._ App-104. HIS NAME. Him (emph.) See note on Psalms 20:1. WHEN THEY SAW. beholding.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT JESUS: i.e. But Jesus [for His part]. COMMIT. trust. Same word as "believed "in John 2:23, but not the same tense. Here it denotes. continual action or habit. Greek _pisteuo._ App-150. See note on John 1:7. BECAUSE. Greek. _dia._ App-104.John 2:2. HE. He Himself. KNEW. Greek. _ginosko._ App-... [ Continue Reading ]
TESTIFY. bear witness. See note on John 1:7. WHAT WAS IN MAN. This attribute elsewhere attributed only to Jehovah (Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12). Here this knowledge was universal ("all", John 2:24), and individual ("man ").... [ Continue Reading ]