John 2:10
“And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And saith unto him,.... The following words; expressing the common custom used at feasts:
every man at the beginning…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Every man - It is customary, or it is generally done. When men have well drunk - This word does not of necessity mean…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The good wine until now - That which our Lord now made being perfectly pure, and highly nutritive!
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 2:1-11
We have here the story of Christ's miraculous conversion of water into wine at a marriage in Cana of Galilee. There were…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
when men have well drunk Our translators have timidly shrunk from giving the full coarseness of the man's joke: it…