In Jerusalem (εν τοις Ιεροσολυμοις). The form Ιεροσολυμα as in 2:13 always in this Gospel and in Mark, and usually in Matthew, tho…

Feast-day. Feast. During the celebration of the Passover, which continued eight days.

Miracles which he did. These miracle…

In the feast day.—Omit the word “day” after feast. The italics show that there is no word to express it in the Greek, and it gives…

The Venerable Bede: The Evangelist has related above what our Lord did on His way to Jerusalem; now he relates how others react…

Jesus had already begun performing miraculous works. These signs attracted the attention of the crowd and brought many to a stage of belief paralle…

Many believed. The Evangelist appropriately connects this narrative with the former. Christ had not given such a sign as the Jews demanded…

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover
Where he went, in order to keep it, that being at hand, and now come; s…

Our Lord knew all people—their nature, dispositions, affections, and designs—in a way that we do not know any person, not even ourselves. He knows …

1. Having explained the occasion for showing the sign, the Evangelist then states the sign that would be given. He does this in a structured…