John 2:3
New International Version
When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

New Living Translation
The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”

English Standard Version
When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”

Berean Standard Bible
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

Berean Literal Bible
And of the wine having been deficient, the mother of Jesus says to Him, "They have no wine."

King James Bible
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

New King James Version
And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

New American Standard Bible
When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

NASB 1995
When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

NASB 1977
And when the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And when the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

Amplified Bible
When the wine was all gone, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

Christian Standard Bible
When the wine ran out, Jesus’s mother told him, “They don’t have any wine.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, “They don’t have any wine.”

American Standard Version
And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it was lacking wine, and his mother said to Yeshua, “There is no wine for them.”

Contemporary English Version
When the wine was all gone, Mary said to Jesus, "They don't have any more wine."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine.

English Revised Version
And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They're out of wine."

Good News Translation
When the wine had given out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They are out of wine."

International Standard Version
When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother told him, "They don't have any more wine."

Literal Standard Version
and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus says to Him, “They have no wine”;

Majority Standard Bible
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

New American Bible
When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”

NET Bible
When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine left."

New Revised Standard Version
When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”

New Heart English Bible
And when the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith to him, They have no wine.

Weymouth New Testament
Now the wine ran short; whereupon the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."

World English Bible
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.”

Young's Literal Translation
and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 'Wine they have not;'

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Context
The Wedding at Cana
2and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” 4“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”…

Cross References
John 2:2
and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

John 2:4
"Woman, why does this concern us?" Jesus replied. "My hour has not yet come."


Treasury of Scripture

And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine.

they wanted.

Psalm 104:15
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

Isaiah 24:11
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

They have.

John 11:3
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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John 2
1. Jesus turns water into wine;
12. departs into Capernaum,
13. and to Jerusalem,
14. where he purges the temple of buyers and sellers.
18. He foretells his death and resurrection.
23. Many believe because of his miracles, but he will not trust himself with them.














(3) When they wanted wine.--Better, the wine having failed.

They have no wine.--The question "What was the import of this remark?" has been often asked, and very variously answered. And yet the answer does not seem far to seek. The next verses fix its meaning as the expectation of an outcome of supernatural power. This is quite in harmony with the mother's hopes and musings, without any previous miracle on which to base them (John 2:11). For many long years she had kept in her heart the Son's words and deeds (Luke 2:51). She must have heard of John the Baptist's witness, of the events of the Baptism six weeks now past, and on that very day every hope must have started into new life, as she heard from those who came with Him how conviction had seized upon their own minds. To cause the. increase of meal, and prevent the failure of the cruse of oil (1Kings 17:14), was within the power of the prophet whom they expected as herald of the Messiah. Here was an unexpected need, caused, it may be, by the presence of Himself and followers at that festival. Can He not, will He not, supply the need, and prove Himself indeed the Christ?

Verse 3. - A large accession of guests in such a humble home might easily be supposed to make a famine in the provisions, and so we read, And when the wine failed - either from this cause, or from the poverty of the hosts, whose willingness and welcome were larger than their means, or by reason of an advanced stage in the festival - the mother of Jesus saith to him, They have no wine. The simple presence of the Lord and of his mother, of such guests as these. at a wedding feast, is a Divine rebuke of all that morbid asceticism which crept from Essenism and Orientalism into the Christian Church, of all that false pietism and fancied purity which made marriage a contamination, and exalted virginity to an unnatural elevation. The tender hearted interest felt by the blessed mother of the Lord in the condition of the hosts, and her tone of authority towards the διάκονι, are eminently natural; her tacit request for help, though she does not specify the way in which the help should be given, implies on her part something of presumption in indicating to our Lord the course he should adopt. A question of great interest arises - What did she mean by her appeal? Bengel suggested that Mary simply intended: "Let us depart before the poverty of our hosts reveals itself." This makes Christ's reply an acceptance of her hint; but along other lines the rabbis were accustomed to say that wine and life were in the mouth of a rabbi (see Geikie's 'Life of Christ,' 1:475; Wunsche, in loc.). We are expressly told that this is the beginning of signs, and therefore we have no right to conclude that, previous to this, in the home at Nazareth, Jesus had been accustomed to conquer fate and master poverty and compel circumstances by miraculous powers for his own or for his mother's support. We know that it was a temptation of the devil that he should perform some such miracle for his own sustenance, and that he had sternly suppressed the suggestion of the evil one. The mother must have known his powers, and must have known his mind on this very matter. What did she suggest? Was she thinking mainly of the need of wine, or firstly and chiefly of the honour and glory of her Son? She supposed that a moment had arrived when he should by some royal act assert his imperial rights, and give an order which would be obeyed as that of Sovereign Prince. Precisely the same spirit prevailed always in his home and among his disciples - an eager desire that he should manifest himself to the world (cf. John 7:4-6). The disciples did not lose it on the night of the Passion, or the eve of the Ascension (John 14:22; Acts 1:6). If this was the real meaning of the remark, "They have no wine," it becomes singularly interesting to observe the method of our Lord. The request for a supply of additional solace and refreshment was complied with. The suggestion to show himself to the world was as resolutely withheld. There was no pomp, no claim, no self-assertion; there was quiet, boundless, affluent love. The glory of Divine love was manifested, the need was satisfied; but the impression was not intended to go beyond the hearts of those beings who would partially understand it, at the right time.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the] wine
οἴνου (oinou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

ran out,
ὑστερήσαντος (hysterēsantos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5302: From husteros; to be later, i.e. to be inferior; generally, to fall short.

Jesus’
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

mother
μήτηρ (mētēr)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

said
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Him,
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“They have
ἔχουσιν (echousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

no more
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

wine.”
Οἶνον (Oinon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.


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