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John 2:8

And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

KJV

καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἀντλήσατε νῦν καὶ φέρετε τῷ ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ. οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν.

Greek NT

Et dicit eis Jesus : Haurite nunc, et ferte architriclino. Et tulerunt.

Vulgate

And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it.

ASV

And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νῦν
nun
adverb · 147×
φέρω
phero
verb · 68×
ἀντλέω
antleo
verb · 4×
ἀρχιτρίκλινος
architriklinos
noun · 3×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: οἱ δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: οἱ δὲ | RP: Καὶ
  • οἱ δὲSBLGNT
  • οἱ δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ΚαὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§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

  • John 2:9 — 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,
  • Prov 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
  • Prov 30:8 — Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: