Waterpots (υδρια). Old word from υδωρ (water) and used in papyri for pots or pans for holding money or bread as well as water. The…

Six water-pots of stone. Made of stone; or, as we should say, stoneware.

After the manner. After the usual custom.

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Waterpots, or pitchers, similar to but larger than the vessels used for carrying water, as in John 4:28. These were place…

I admire the accuracy of the Holy Spirit. John does not know exactly how much these vessels held; they were not made to measure things in, so he wr…

St. John Chrysostom: Although He had said, Mine hour is not yet come, He afterward did what His mother told Him, in o…

The stone jars were large, containing about twenty gallons apiece. By the social rules of the day, all the guests were expected to wash their hands…

And there were there six water-pots of stone. According to the computation of Budaeus, we infer that these water-pots were very l…

And there were set six water pots of stone To distinguish them from other vessels made of different matter: for the Jews …

It is very desirable when there is a marriage, to have Christ acknowledge and bless it. Those who want Christ with them at their marriage must invi…

Previously, the Evangelist showed the dignity of the incarnate Word and gave various proofs for it. Now he begins to recount the effects and action…