1 και τη ημερα τη τριτη γαμος εγενετο εν κανα της γαλιλαιας, και ην η μητηρ του ιησου εκει· 2 εκληθη δε και ο ιησους και οι μαθηται αυτου εις τον γαμον. 3 και υστερησαντος οινου λεγει η μητηρ του ιησου προς αυτον· οινον ουκ εχουσιν. 4 λεγει αυτη ο ιησους· τι εμοι και σοι, γυναι; ουπω ηκει η ωρα μου. 5 λεγει η μητηρ αυτου τοις διακονοις· ο τι αν λεγη υμιν, ποιησατε. 6 ησαν δε εκει υδριαι λιθιναι εξ κειμεναι κατα τον καθαρισμον των ιουδαιων, χωρουσαι ανα μετρητας δυο η τρεις. 7 λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους· γεμισατε τας υδριας υδατος. και εγεμισαν αυτας εως ανω. 8 και λεγει αυτοις· αντλησατε νυν και φερετε τω αρχιτρικλινω. και ηνεγκαν. 9 ως δε εγευσατο ο αρχιτρικλινος το υδωρ οινον γεγενημενον— και ουκ ηδει ποθεν εστιν· οι δε διακονοι ηδεισαν οι ηντληκοτες το υδωρ— φωνει τον νυμφιον ο αρχιτρικλινος 10 και λεγει αυτω· πας ανθρωπος πρωτον τον καλον οινον τιθησιν, και οταν μεθυσθωσιν, τοτε τον ελασσω· συ τετηρηκας τον καλον οινον εως αρτι. 11 ταυτην εποιησεν την αρχην των σημειων ο ιησους εν κανα της γαλιλαιας και εφανερωσεν την δοξαν αυτου, και επιστευσαν εις αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου. 12 μετα τουτο κατεβη εις καπερναουμ αυτος και η μητηρ αυτου και οι αδελφοι αυτου και οι μαθηται αυτου, και εκει εμειναν ου πολλας ημερας. 13 και εγγυς ην το πασχα των ιουδαιων, και ανεβη εις ιεροσολυμα ο ιησους. 14 και ευρεν εν τω ιερω τους πωλουντας βοας και προβατα και περιστερας, και τους κερματιστας καθημενους. 15 και ποιησας φραγελλιον εκ σχοινιων παντας εξεβαλεν εκ του ιερου, τα τε προβατα και τους βοας, και των κολλυβιστων εξεχεεν το κερμα και τας τραπεζας ανεστρεψεν, 16 και τοις τας περιστερας πωλουσιν ειπεν· αρατε ταυτα εντευθεν· μη ποιειτε τον οικον του πατρος μου οικον εμποριου. 17 εμνησθησαν δε οι μαθηται αυτου οτι γεγραμμενον εστιν, ο ζηλος του οικου σου καταφαγεται με. 18 απεκριθησαν ουν οι ιουδαιοι και ειπον αυτω· τι σημειον δεικνυεις ημιν οτι ταυτα ποιεις; 19 απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτοις· λυσατε τον ναον τουτον, και εν τρισιν ημεραις εγερω αυτον. 20 ειπον ουν οι ιουδαιοι· τεσσαρακοντα και εξ ετεσιν ωκοδομηθη ο ναος ουτος, και συ εν τρισιν ημεραις εγερεις αυτον; 21 εκεινος δε ελεγεν περι του ναου του σωματος αυτου. 22 οτε ουν ηγερθη εκ νεκρων, εμνησθησαν οι μαθηται αυτου οτι τουτο ελεγεν, και επιστευσαν τη γραφη και τω λογω ω ειπεν ο ιησους. 23 ως δε ην εν τοις ιεροσολυμοις εν τω πασχα εν τη εορτη, πολλοι επιστευσαν εις το ονομα αυτου, θεωρουντες αυτου τα σημεια α εποιει. 24 αυτος δε ο ιησους ουκ επιστευεν εαυτον αυτοις δια το αυτον γινωσκειν παντας, 25 και οτι ου χρειαν ειχεν ινα τις μαρτυρηση περι του ανθρωπου· αυτος γαρ εγινωσκεν τι ην εν τω ανθρωπω.
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- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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Cana's exact site is debated — Kafr Kanna and Khirbet Qana near Nazareth are the leading candidates (approximate location). It is remembered as the place of Jesus' first miracle.
Cited in the guide: John 2:1-11; John 4:46
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- 1 John 4:46; Proverbs 31:10–12; John 1:43; John 21:2; Matthew 12:46
- 2 Matthew 10:40–42; Colossians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 7:39; Hebrews 13:4; John 1:40–49
- 3 Psalm 104:15; Philippians 4:6; Isaiah 24:11; Matthew 26:28; Ecclesiastes 10:19
- 4 John 7:6; John 13:1; John 7:30; John 8:20; John 12:23
- 5 Genesis 6:22; John 15:14; Hebrews 11:8; Luke 5:5–6; Hebrews 5:9
- 6 John 3:25; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 9:10; Mark 7:2–5; Hebrews 10:22
- 7 2 Kings 4:2–6; John 2:5; 1 Kings 17:13; John 2:3; Mark 11:2–6
- 8 Proverbs 3:5–6; John 2:9; Romans 13:7
- 9 John 4:46; John 7:17; Psalm 119:100
- 10 Revelation 7:16–17; Proverbs 9:1–6; Luke 16:25; Psalm 104:15
- 11 John 20:30–31; John 1:14; John 3:2; John 6:2; John 6:14
- 12 Matthew 12:46; Mark 6:3; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 4:13; Matthew 13:55–56
- 13 Luke 2:41; John 11:55; John 2:23; Exodus 12:6–14; Deuteronomy 16:1–8
- 14 Luke 19:45–46; Mark 11:15; Mark 11:17; Matthew 21:12–13; Deuteronomy 14:23–26
- 16 Matthew 21:13; Jeremiah 7:11; Mark 11:17; Isaiah 56:5–11; Luke 2:49
- 17 Psalm 69:9; Psalm 119:139
- 18 Luke 11:29; Matthew 21:23; John 6:30; Mark 8:11; Mark 11:27–28
- 19 Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; Matthew 27:40; Matthew 26:60–61; Matthew 12:40
- 21 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Colossians 1:19; Ephesians 2:20–22; Colossians 2:9
- 22 John 12:16; John 14:26; Luke 24:7–8; John 16:4; Psalm 16:10
- 23 John 7:31; John 6:14; Luke 8:13; Ephesians 3:16–17; Galatians 5:6
- 24 John 6:64; Matthew 9:4; Acts 1:24; Hebrews 4:13; 1 Chronicles 28:9
- 25 Matthew 9:4; John 13:11; John 6:64; John 6:61
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Ye know, Brethren, for ye have learnt it as believing in Christ, and continually too do we by our ministry impress it upon you, that the humility of Christ is the medicine of man's swollen pride. For man would not have perished, had he not been swollen up through pride.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
The miracle indeed of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby He made the water into wine, is not marvellous to those who know that it was God's doing. For He who made wine on that day at the marriage feast, in those six water-pots, which He commanded to be filled with water, the self-same does this every year in vines.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
In preaching the word there is some toil, and this Paul declares when he says, "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine." ( 1 Tim. v.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
First of all, after He had made the water wine at Cana of Galilee, He went up to the festival day of the passover, on which occasion it is written, "For many believed in Him, when they saw the signs which He did," as John the disciple of the Lord records.
For to this power what is added about the resurrection refers, "Who shall awake him?" This means that no man but Himself has raised Him, who also said of His own body, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." And the very nature of His death, that is, the height of the cross, is understood …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)