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He came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
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A Man of High Rank Seeks Help
Commentators unanimously identify the “nobleman” as a high-ranking official, likely a courtier connected to Herod Antipas, the local ruler. His status is significant because it shows that even people with power and influence face desperate situations they cannot control. This man's high rank, as John Calvin notes, would also make the subsequent miracle more widely known and illustrious.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A certain nobleman. One who was of the royal family, connected by birth with Herod Antipas; or one of the officers of the court, whether b…
Again (παλιν). A second time.
Unto Cana (εις την Κανα). Note article, "the Cana of Galilee" already mentio…
19th Century
Anglican
So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee.—He returned to the place where He had manifested His glory and united to Himsel…
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Jesus revisits Cana, where he had performed his first miracle (2:1–11). The royal official may have been a member of Herod’s court and possibly a G…
16th Century
Protestant
And there was a certain courtier. This is a more correct rendering, though Erasmus thinks differently, who has translated βασιλικός by a L…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee Where he had been once before; see (John 2:1John 2:2) . The Syr…
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The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honors and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to …
13th Century
Catholic
Having told us the place of this miracle, the Evangelist now describes the miracle itself, telling us of the person who was ill, the one …
