John 2:7
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
KJV
λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· γεμίσατε τὰς ὑδρίας ὕδατος. καὶ ἐγέμισαν αὐτὰς ἕως ἄνω.
Greek NT
Dicit eis Jesus : Implete hydrias aqua. Et impleverunt eas usque ad summum.
Vulgate
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
ASV
Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γεμίζω
gemizo
verb · 9×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
ἄνω
ano
adverb · 9×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑδρία
udria
noun · 3×
ὕδωρ
udor
noun · 76×
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§1613On the threshold of his public life Jesus performs his first sign - at his mother's request - during a wedding feast.105 The Church attaches great importance to Jesus' presence at the wedding at Cana. She sees in it the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ's presence.
§2618The Gospel reveals to us how Mary prays and intercedes in faith. At Cana,89 The mother of Jesus asks her son for the needs of a wedding feast; this is the sign of another feast - that of the wedding of the Lamb where he gives his body and blood at the request of the Church, his Bride. It is at the hour of the New Covenant, at the foot of the cross,90 that Mary is heard as the W…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 17:13 — And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
- 2Kgs 4:2 — And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
- 2Kgs 4:3 — Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- 2Kgs 4:4 — And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
- John 2:3 — And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
- John 2:5 — His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
- Mark 11:2 — And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
- Mark 14:12 — And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?