the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Green's Literal Translation
John 2:8
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he said, "Take some out and give it to the person in charge of the party." The staff hurried and did as instructed.
And He *said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it to him.
And He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it to him.
Then he said to them, Now take some, and give it to the master of the feast. So they took it to him.
And he says to them, Draw out now, and carry [it] to the feast-master. And they carried [it].
And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it.
Then He said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the chief servant." And they did.
He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." They took it.
And he saith to them, Draw out now, and carry to the governor of the feast.
Then He said, "Now, take some out, and carry it to the President of the feast."
And hee saith vnto them, Drawe out now, and beare vnto the gouernor of the feast. And they bare it.
And he sayde vnto the: Drawe out now, & brynge vnto the Master of the feast. And they bare it.
now fill out, said he, and carry it to the steward of the feast, which accordingly they did.
"Now fill your pitchers and take them to the host," Jesus said, and they did.
Then He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter [of the banquet]." So they took it to him.
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it.
He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast." So they took it.
And he sayde vnto them: drawe out now and beare vnto the governer of the feaste. And they bare it.
And he says to them, Draw out now, and bear to the ruler of the feast. And they bore it.
And he saith to them, Draw out now, and bear to the governor of the feast. And they bore [it].
Then he said to them, "Now take some out and give it to the master of the feast." So they took the water to the master.
Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the head steward," and they did.
he said, "Now take some water and give it to the man in charge of the feast." The servants did as Jesus told them,
He said, "Now draw some out, and take it to the man in charge of the banquet"; and they took it.
Then he sayde vnto them, Draw out nowe and beare vnto the gouernour of the feast. So they bare it.
Then he said to them, Draw out now, and bring it to the chief guest of the feast. And they brought it.
He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." They took it.
Then he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the man in charge of the banquet." So they took it.
He saith to them, Draw now, and carry to the chief of the guests. And they carried.
He said to them: Draw now, and carry to the master of the feast. And they carried.
he said, "Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies." So the servants followed his instructions.
Then He said, "Take some out and give it to the head man who is caring for the people." They took some to him.
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it.
"Now draw some out," He said, "and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so,
He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it.
And he saith unto them - Draw out now, and be bearing unto the master of the feast. And they bare.
And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it.
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the head steward. So they took it.
And he sayth vnto them: drawe out nowe, and beare vnto the gouernour of feast. And they bare it.
Then he said to them, "Now dip out some water and take it to the man in charge of the feast." So they did what he said.
And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it.
And He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." And they took it to him.
and then he told them, "Now draw some water out and take it to the man in charge of the feast." They took him the water,
And Jhesus seide to hem, Drawe ye now, and bere ye to the architriclyn. And thei baren.
and he saith to them, `Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Draw: John 2:9, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Ecclesiastes 9:6
the governor: Romans 13:7
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:15 - vanity Esther 1:8 - the officers Psalms 31:6 - lying Proverbs 30:8 - Remove Romans 1:25 - into a lie
Cross-References
And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden to the east; and He put the man whom He had formed there.
And out of the ground Jehovah God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food. The Tree of Life was also in the middle of the garden; also the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
And He drove the man out. And He lodged the cherubs at the east of the Garden of Eden, and the flaming sword whirling around to guard the way of the Tree of Life.
And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah. And he lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the circuit of Jordan, that it was well-watered before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt as you come to Zoar.
Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden in Telassar?
For Jehovah comforts Zion. He comforts all her desolations, and He makes her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of singing praise.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, Chilmad were your merchants.
You have been in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering; the ruby, the topaz, and the jasper, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the turquoise, and the carbuncle, and gold; the workmanship of your tambourines and of your flutes in you. In the day you were created, they were prepared.
I made the nations shake at the sound of his fall when I made him go out to Sheol with those going down into the Pit. And all the trees of Eden shall be cheered in the earth's lowest parts, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drinkwaters.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he saith unto them, draw out now,.... As soon as ever the vessels were filled with water, without any more delay, he ordered the servants to draw out of those larger, into lesser vessels; he does not say what, water or wine:
and bear unto the governor of the feast; who either had the ordering and management of the feast, and the command of the whole affair; hence the Ethiopic version calls him, "the master of the waiters", or servants: or he was the chief guest, as the word seems to import, who sat, or rather lay, on the chief couch at the table; and so a proper person to begin with, and put the cup round: or else he might be doctor or chaplain: for such an one was necessary at a marriage; since there were six or seven benedictions to be pronounced; and particularly a blessing was said over the cup of wine; for if there was any wine, a cup of it was brought, and he blessed over it first, and ordered every thing concerning the cup: and this made up seven blessings at such a time y; and therefore was a very fit person to bear the wine to first:
and they bore it; the servants having drawn out of the stone vessels, by cocks, into smaller ones, carried the liquor, as they were ordered, to the above person.
y Maimon. Hilchot Ishot, c. 10. sect. 3, 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Draw out now - This command was given to the servants. It showed that the miracle had been performed immediately. As soon as they were filled the servants were directed to take to the governor of the feast. Jesus made no parade about it, and it does not even appear that he approached the waterpots. He willed it, and it was done. This was a clear exertion of divine power, and made in such a manner as to leave no doubt of its reality.
The governor - One who presided on the occasion. The one who stood at the “head” or upper end of the table. He had the charge of the entertainment, provided the food, gave directions to the servants, etc.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 2:8. Governor of the feast. — The original word, αρχιτρικλινος, signifies one who is chief or head over three couches, or tables. In the Asiatic countries, they take their meals sitting, or rather reclining, on small low couches. And when many people are present, so that they cannot all eat together, three of these low tables or couches are put together in form of a crescent, and some one of the guests is appointed to take charge of the persons who sit at these tables. Hence the appellation of architriclinus, the chief over three couches or tables, which in process of time became applied to the governor or steward of a feast, let the guests be many or few; and such person, having conducted the business well, had a festive crown put on his head by the guests, at the conclusion of the feast. See Ecclesiasticus, 32:1-3. It is very common for the Hindoos to appoint a person who is expert in conducting the ceremonies of a feast to manage as governor. This person is seldom the master of the house.
And they bare it. — A question has been asked, "Did our Lord turn all the water into wine which the six measures contained?" To which I answer: There is no proof that he did; and I take it for granted that he did not. It may be asked, "How could a part be turned into wine, and not the whole?" To which I answer: The water, in all likelihood, was changed into wine as it was drawn out, and not otherwise. "But did not our Lord by this miracle minister to vice, by producing an excess of inebriating liquor?" No; for the following reasons:
1. The company was a select and holy company, where no excess could be permitted. And,
2. Our Lord does not appear to have furnished any extra quantity, but only what was necessary. "But it is intimated in the text that the guests were nearly intoxicated before this miraculous addition to their wine took place; for the evangelist says, οτανμεθυσθωσι, when they have become intoxicated." I answer:
1. It is not intimated, even in the most indirect manner, that these guests were at all intoxicated.
2. The words are not spoken of the persons at that wedding at all: the governor of the feast only states that such was the common custom at feasts of this nature; without intimating that any such custom prevailed there.
3. The original word bears a widely different meaning from that which the objection forces upon it. The verbs μεθυσκω and μεθυω, from μεθυ, wine, which, from μετα θυειν, to drink after sacrificing, signify not only to inebriate, but to take wine, to drink wine, to drink enough: and in this sense the verb is evidently used in the Septuagint, Genesis 43:34; Song of Solomon 5:1; 1 Macc. 16:16; Haggai 1:6; Ecclus. 1:16. And the Prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 58:11, speaking of the abundant blessings of the godly, compares them to a watered garden, which the Septuagint translate, ως κηπος μεθυων, by which is certainly understood, not a garden drowned with water, but one sufficiently saturated with it, not having one drop too much, nor too little.
