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Commentaries on John 2:11

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

This beginning of miracles,.... This miracle of turning water into wine, was the first miracle Christ ever wrought, either in public or private; for as for what miracles he is said to do in his infancy, there is no reason to give credit to them: and this he did in Cana of Galilee; not that this was only the first he did in that place; he afterwards working another there, namely, the cure of a...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In the close of the foregoing chapter we had an account of the first disciples whom Jesus called, Andrew and Peter, Philip and Nathanael. These were the first-fruits to God and to the Lamb, Rev. xiv. 4. Now, in this chapter, we have, I. The account of the first miracle which Jesus wrought-turning water into wine, at Cana of Galilee (ver. 1-11), and his appearing at Capernaum, ver. 12. II. The...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; Moses turned water into blood; Christ turned water into wine. One brought a curse upon the common things of daily life; the other put an added sweetness and blessing into them. Joh_2:11. And his disciples believed on him. They did believe on him before; but now they had ocular demonstration of his divine...