John 2 Sermon
John 2:1-12
What distinguishes Christian joy from all others is not only its quality and quantity, but that it comes through suffering.
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Published September 24th, 2021
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Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding in Cana in order to reveal his glory and to have his disciples believe in him.
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John 2:1-11
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Καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ γάμος ἐγένετο ἐν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας,
On the third day, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee,
καὶ ἦν ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐκεῖ•
and Jesus' mother was there.
ἐκλήθη δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν γάμον.
Jesus was also invited to the wedding with his disciples.
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καὶ ὑστερήσαντος οἴνου
And when the wine ran out,
λέγει ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν•
Jesus' mother said to him,
οἶνον οὐκ ἔχουσιν.
"They don't have wine."
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[καὶ] λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς•
Then Jesus said to her,
τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, γύναι;
"What is this to me and to you, Miss?
οὔπω ἥκει ἡ ὥρα μου.
My hour has not yet come."
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λέγει ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ τοῖς διακόνοις•
His mother said to the servants,
ὅ τι ἂν λέγῃ ὑμῖν ποιήσατε.
"Whatever he tells you, do."
ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ λίθιναι ὑδρίαι ἓξ κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι,
Now six stone water jars for Jewish purification were there,
χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.
each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
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λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς•
Jesus said to them,
γεμίσατε τὰς ὑδρίας ὕδατος.
"Fill the water jars."
καὶ ἐγέμισαν αὐτὰς ἕως ἄνω.
So they filled them up to the top.
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καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς•
Then he said to them,
ἀντλήσατε νῦν
"Now draw some out
καὶ φέρετε τῷ ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ•
and bring it to the master of the feast."
οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν.
So they took it.
ὡς δὲ ἐγεύσατο ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος τὸ ὕδωρ οἶνον γεγενημένον
But when the master of the feast tasted the water which became wine,
καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει πόθεν ἐστίν,
and did not know from where it came
οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ ἠντληκότες τὸ ὕδωρ,
(but the servants who had drawn out the water knew),
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φωνεῖ τὸν νυμφίον ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος
the master of the feast called the groom
καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ•
and said to him,
πᾶς ἄνθρωπος πρῶτον τὸν καλὸν οἶνον τίθησιν
"Everyone first sets out the better wine,
καὶ ὅταν μεθυσθῶσιν τὸν ἐλάσσω•
and whenever they have drunk freely, then the worse [wine].
σὺ τετήρηκας τὸν καλὸν οἶνον ἕως ἄρτι.
But you have kept the better wine until now!"
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Ταύτην ἐποίησεν ἀρχὴν τῶν σημείων
This was the beginning of the signs
ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας
which Jesus did in Cana of Galilee,
καὶ ἐφανέρωσεν τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ,
and he revealed his glory,
καὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
and his disciples believed in him.
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