John 2:2

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

and Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, unto the marriage.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus and his followers were also invited.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus was called also and his disciples vnto the mariage.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua also was invited, with his talmidim, to the marriage.

International Standard Version
and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

New American Standard Bible
and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

New Century Version
and Jesus and his followers were also invited to the wedding.

Update Bible Version
and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Webster's Bible Translation
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

English Standard Version
Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples.

World English Bible
Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the marriage.

Weymouth's New Testament
and Jesus also was invited and His disciples.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus was clepid, and hise disciplis, to the weddyngis.

English Revised Version
and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Berean Standard Bible
and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus and his disciples had also been invited and were there.

Amplified Bible
and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

American Standard Version
and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Bible in Basic English
And Jesus with his disciples came as guests.

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua too was invited to the wedding, along with his talmidim.

Darby Translation
And Jesus also, and his disciples, were invited to the marriage.

Etheridge Translation
and Jeshu and his disciples were called to the feast.

Murdock Translation
And also Jesus and his disciples were invited to the feast.

King James Version (1611)
And both Iesus was called, and his disciples, to the mariage.

New Living Translation
and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.

New Life Bible
Jesus and His followers were asked to come to the wedding.

New Revised Standard
Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iesus was called also, and his disciples vnto the mariage.

George Lamsa Translation
And Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the marriage feast.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Revised Standard Version
Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus was called, and his disciples vnto the mariage.

Good News Translation
and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding as well.

King James Version
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Lexham English Bible
And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.

Literal Translation
And Jesus and His disciples also were invited to the marriage.

Young's Literal Translation
and also Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus also and his disciples was called vnto ye mariage.

Mace New Testament (1729)
as likewise Jesus and his disciples, who were all invited to the feast.

New English Translation
and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.

New King James Version
Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus's twelve cowboys were also invited to the party.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

Legacy Standard Bible
and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

Contextual Overview

¹ And, on the third day, a marriage, took place, in Cana, of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there, - ² and Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, unto the marriage. ³ And, wine falling short, the mother of Jesus saith unto him - Wine, have they none! ⁴ And Jesus saith unto her - What part can I take with thee, O woman? Not yet, hath come, mine hour. ⁵ His mother saith unto them who are ministering - Whatsoever he may say to you, do! ⁶ Now there were there, six stone water-vessels, placed, according to the purification of the Jews; holding each, two or three measures. ⁷ Jesus saith unto them - Fill the vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸ And he saith unto them - Draw out now, and be bearing unto the master of the feast. And they bare. ⁹ And, when the master of the feast had tasted the water, now made, wine, and knew not whence it was, - though, they who were ministering, knew, even they who had drawn out the water, the master accosteth the bridegroom, ¹⁰ and saith unto him - Every man, first the good wine, setteth out; and, when they had been well-supplied, the inferior: - Thou, hast kept the good wine until, even now.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

both: Matthew 12:19, Luke 7:34-38, 1 Corinthians 7:39, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17, Revelation 3:20, his: Matthew 10:40-42, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:45

the marriage: Hebrews 13:4

Reciprocal: Numbers 6:10 - General Psalms 116:4 - called Matthew 7:8 - General Matthew 11:19 - came Luke 8:24 - Master

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening - and it was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 2:8
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, on the east, - and put there the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the one, is Pishon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Havilah, where is gold;

Exodus 23:12
Six days, shalt thou do thy work, but on the seventh day, shalt thou keep sabbath, - that thine ox may rest and thine ass, and that the son of thy handmaid and the sojourner may be refreshed.

Exodus 31:17
between me and the sons of Israel, a sign it is unto times age-abiding, - for in six days, did Yahweh make the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day, he rested, and was refreshed.

Deuteronomy 5:14
but, the seventh day, is a sabbath unto Yahweh thy God, - thou shalt do no work - thou nor thy son nor thy daughter nor thy servant nor thy handmaid nor thine ox nor thine ass nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner who is within thy gates, that thy servant and thy handmaid may rest, as well as thou.

Isaiah 58:13
If thou turn back. From the sabbath Shy foot, From doing thine own pleasure on my holy day, - And shall call - The sabbath, An exquisite delight, The holy day of Yahweh, A day to be honoured, And so shall honour it rather - Than do thine own ways, Than take thine own pleasure or Than speak thine own word,

John 5:17
But, he, answered them - My Father, until even now, is working; and, I, am working.

Hebrews 4:4
For he hath spoken, somewhere, concerning the seventh day , thus - And God rested, on the seventh day, from all his works;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And both Jesus was called,.... Or invited, as being a relation, according to the flesh:

and his disciples, to the marriage; who were bidden, on his account; and they seem to be these, Andrew, and the other disciple, that followed Jesus, and Simon Peter, and Philip, and Nathanael, who was of this place; and accordingly they all went to it. Christ, and his five disciples, made six of the ten, which were always necessary to be present at, the benediction of bridegrooms: for so runs the canon m;

"they do not bless the blessing of bridegrooms, but with ten principal and free men; and the bridegroom may be one of the number.''

To attend a wedding, was reckoned, with the Jews, an act of beneficence and kindness n. Our Lord, being at this wedding, was acting like himself, and his general character, of being free, affable, and courteous; who accepted of every invitation, and refused not to be at any entertainment, made by who it would, or on whatever occasion: and particularly in this instance, it shows his humility in not disdaining his poor relations, but giving them his company at such a time; as also it was bearing a testimony to the institution of marriage, as honourable; and teaches us to rejoice with them that rejoice: and as this was, at the first of Christ's ministry and miracles, it is likely it might give the occasion of that calumny cast on him in Matthew 11:19. The disciples of Christ followed the example of their master. According to the Jewish cations o, a disciple of a wise man might not partake of any feast, but what was according to the commandment, as the feast of espousals, and of marriage; and such a feast was this, which Christ and his disciples were at; and so not to be condemned for it, according to their own maxims.

m Maimon. Hilch. Ishot, c. 10. sect. 5. Pirke Eliezer, c. 19. Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. 9. 3. n Maimon in Misn. Peah, c. 1. sect. 1. o T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 49. 1. & Maimon. Hilchot Deyot, c. 5. sect. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His disciples - Those that he had made when in Judea. These were Peter, Andrew, Philip, and Nathanael. They were not yet called to be apostles, but they believed that he was the Messiah. The miracle performed here was doubtless to convince them more fully that he was the Christ.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 2:2. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples — There are several remarkable circumstances here.

1. This was probably the first Christian wedding that was ever in the world.

2. The great Author of the Christian religion, with his disciples, (probably then only four or five in number, see John 1:37, c.,) were invited to it.

3. The first miracle Jesus Christ wrought was at it, and in honour of it.

4. The mother of Christ, the most pure of all virgins, the most holy of all wives, and the first Christian mother, was also at it.

5. The marriage was according to God, or these holy persons would not have attended it.

6. The bride and bridegroom must have been a holy pair, otherwise they would have had nothing to do with such holy company.

Marriage is ever honourable in itself but it is not at all times used honourably. Where Jesus is not invited to bless the union, no good can be expected; and where the disciples of sin and Satan are preferred to the disciples of Christ, on such occasions, it is a melancholy intimation that so bad a beginning will have a bad ending. I am afraid we may search long, before we find a marriage conducted on such principles as this appears to have been, even among those who make more than a common profession of the religion of Christ.