John 2:11

Miracles and God's intervention Jesus Christ Faith

⁹ When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

¹⁰ And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

¹² After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

¹³ And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
KJV: This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
WEB: This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
ASV: This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
DARBY: This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
BLB: This [was] the beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

ÅB: Dette sitt første tegn gjorde Jesus i Kana i Galilea og åpenbarte sin herlighet; og hans disipler trodde på ham.
OTB: Dette var det første av de tegnene Jesus gjorde i Kana i Galilea, og åpenbarte sin herlighet; og hans disipler trodde på ham.
B1930: Dette sitt første tegn gjorde Jesus i Kana i Galilea og åpenbarte sin herlighet; og hans disipler trodde på ham.

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Original text and word study

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John 20:30–31
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
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John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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John 3:2
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
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John 6:2
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
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John 6:14
Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
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Isaiah 40:5
And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
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John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
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John 6:30
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
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