![]() ![]() His hour of miracle working had not come, but was now approaching.Ģ) "Woman, what have I to do with thee?" (ti emoi kai soi gunai) "Woman, what (business is it) to you and to me?" He spoke firmly but with respect, intimating that as a mature man (legally) a public teacher and speaker, above 30 years of age, a requirement of age for both Jewish and Roman teachers and leaders, He now had a higher rule of conduct to follow than the wish of His mother, that He go out and help find the needed wine, see Numbers 4:3 Numbers 4:23 Numbers 4:40 Numbers 4:35 Numbers 4:39 Numbers 4:43 Numbers 4:47.ģ) "Mine hour is not yet come." (oupo hekei he hora mou) "My hour not yet is or exists." This seems to indicate that Jesus and His mother Mary had conferred regarding His being the Son of God, with creative powers, things it appears that Mary had long held in her heart, Luke 2:49. It is also possible that Mary had now moved to Cana, as only the sisters of Jesus seemed to remain in Nazareth, Mark 6:3.ġ) "Jesus saith unto her," (kai legei aute ho lesous) "And Jesus said to her," directly, firmly, even apparently chiding her for something she had pressed upon Him, about revealing His power as the Messiah. Joseph is not mentioned, either here or later, at the crucifixion of Jesus, and is therefore believed to have been dead already. The name Cana means "reedy." It is a community that entertained a prominent wedding of an unknown bride and groom.ģ) "And the mother of Jesus was there:”- (kai en he meter tou lesou ekei) "And the mother of Jesus was out there," or out and away from her residence, or former residence in Nazareth, for the festive social occasion, in another village, town or community. It was also the home of Nathanael, John 21:2. 1-12ġ ) "And the third day," (kai te hemera te trite) "And on the third day," after the call of Nathanael, John 1:45-51.Ģ) "There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee” - (gamos egeneto en Kana tes Galilaias) "There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee - a village or town of Galilee, some five miles northeast of Nazareth. THE MARRIAGE, AND FIRST MIRACLE AT CANA, v. ![]()
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