John 2:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from(though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom

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Referenced Verses

  • John 4:46 : 46 Healing the Royal Official’s Son Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
  • Ps 119:100 : 100 I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.

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  • John 2:5-8
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    5His mother told the servants,“Whatever he tells you, do it.”

    6Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

    7Jesus told the servants,“Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top.

    8Then he told them,“Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” and they did.

  • John 2:10-11
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    10and said to him,“Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”

    11Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

  • John 2:1-3
    3 verses
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    1Turning Water into Wine Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

    2and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.

    3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him,“They have no wine left.”

  • John 4:45-47
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    45So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast(for they themselves had gone to the feast).

    46Healing the Royal Official’s Son Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.

    47When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

  • John 4:1-2
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    1Departure From Judea Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

    2(although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),

  • Luke 5:37-39
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    37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.

    38Instead new wine must be poured into new wineskins.

    39No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says,‘The old is good enough.’”

  • Esth 1:7-8
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    7Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.

    8There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed all of his supervisors that they should do as everyone so desired.

  • 7On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

  • 29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.

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    10And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

    11But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

  • Matt 22:2-3
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    2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

    3He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

  • 37Teaching About the Spirit On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out,“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and

  • 22Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

  • 34So Jesus said to them,“You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

  • 10Jesus answered her,“If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you,‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”

  • 2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

  • 22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be destroyed. Instead new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

  • 19Jesus said to them,“The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they do not fast.

  • 8Then he said to his slaves,‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

  • 17And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the skins burst and the wine is spilled out and the skins are destroyed. Instead they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.”

  • 1Belshazzar Sees Mysterious Handwriting on a Wall King Belshazzar prepared a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of them all.

  • 26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • 31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

  • 25I tell you the truth, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

  • John 4:13-14
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    13Jesus replied,“Everyone who drinks some of this water will be thirsty again.

    14But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”

  • 29I tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

  • 1Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

  • 18For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

  • 33And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

  • 54Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.

  • Luke 22:9-10
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    66%

    9They said to him,“Where do you want us to prepare it?”

    10He said to them,“Listen, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters,

  • 5He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.

  • 15Jesus said to them,“The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.