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John 2:10

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…

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