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And they filled them up to <i>the</i> brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, &#8220Fill the waterpots with water.&#8221 So they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Fill the jars with water,&#8221 Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus told the servants to fill them to the top with water. Then after the jars had been filled, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus told the servers, "Fill the jars with water." The servers filled the jars to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to the servants, "Fill these jars with water." They filled them to the brim, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus told the servants, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them up to the brim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told the servants, ?Fill the jars with water.? So they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told the servants, "Fill the water jars with water." So they filled them up to the very top.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, "Fill the water jars with water." They filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus saith to them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to the attendants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus says to them, “Fill the water-jugs with water”; and they filled them—to the brim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus says to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to <i>the</i> brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them -- unto the brim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus says to them, Fill the water buckets with water. And they filled them even up over.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the water jars with water.” And they filled them to the very top.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, Fill the jars with water; and they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to them: “Fill the watercasks with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to them: Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Fill the waterpots with water.<Fr> They filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith to them, Fill these jars with water. And they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />these Jesus order'd the waiters to fill with water, so they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to the attendants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith to them, <FR>"Fill the waterpots with water."<Fr> And they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto them, <FR>Fill the water-pots with water:<Fr> and they filled them up to the brim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/2-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=445" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/2.htm">The Wedding at Cana</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">told</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the servants,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1072.htm" title="1072: Gemisate (V-AMA-2P) -- To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.">“Fill</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5201.htm" title="5201: hydrias (N-AFP) -- A water pot, jar, pitcher. From hudor; a water-jar, i.e. Receptacle for family supply.">jars</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydatos (N-GNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">with water.” </a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/1072.htm" title="1072: egemisan (V-AIA-3P) -- To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.">they filled</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autas (PPro-AF3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Prep) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">to</a> <a href="/greek/507.htm" title="507: anō (Adv) -- Up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region. Adverb from anti; upward or on the top.">the brim.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a></span><br />So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-1.htm">John 6:1-14</a></span><br />After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias). / A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. / Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-39.htm">John 11:39-44</a></span><br />“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” / Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” / So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-3.htm">John 13:3-5</a></span><br />Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God. / So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist. / After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-1.htm">John 17:1-5</a></span><br />When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. / For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. / Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13-21</a></span><br />When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns. / When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick. / When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32-39</a></span><br />Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” / The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-35.htm">Mark 6:35-44</a></span><br />By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. / Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-1.htm">Mark 8:1-9</a></span><br />In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said, / “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. / If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12-17</a></span><br />As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-20</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19-20</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” / Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Exodus 17:5-6</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. / Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">1 Kings 17:8-16</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: / “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” / So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus said to them, Fill the water pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.</p><p class="hdg">Fill.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/2-3.htm">John 2:3,5</a></b></br> And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6-9</a></b></br> And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-3.htm">Joshua 6:3-5</a></b></br> And ye shall compass the city, all <i>ye</i> men of war, <i>and</i> go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/2-5.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Brim</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/luke/24-37.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/1-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/john/2-4.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/john/2-5.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/luke/18-38.htm">Top</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Waterpots</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/2-9.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Brim</a> <a href="/john/6-12.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/john/6-12.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/3-29.htm">Full</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/john/2-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/john/2-9.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/john/19-19.htm">Top</a> <a href="/john/2-9.htm">Water</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Waterpots</a><div class="vheading2">John 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-1.htm">Jesus turns water into wine;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-12.htm">departs into Capernaum,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">and to Jerusalem,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-14.htm">where he purges the temple of buyers and sellers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-18.htm">He foretells his death and resurrection.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-23.htm">Many believe because of his miracles, but he will not trust himself with them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jesus told the servants</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' authority and the obedience of the servants. In the cultural context of a Jewish wedding, servants played a crucial role in ensuring the event ran smoothly. Jesus' command to the servants indicates His active participation in the event, foreshadowing His role as a servant leader. This moment also reflects the theme of obedience to divine instruction, which is a recurring motif throughout Scripture, such as in the obedience of Noah in <a href="/genesis/6-22.htm">Genesis 6:22</a>.<p><b>“Fill the jars with water.”</b><br>The jars mentioned were large stone water jars used for Jewish purification rites, as noted earlier in the chapter. This detail underscores the significance of purification in Jewish tradition, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11-15</a>. The act of filling these jars with water, a common and abundant element, sets the stage for a miraculous transformation, symbolizing the new covenant and the transformative power of Jesus' ministry. This act can be seen as a type of Jesus' ability to bring about spiritual cleansing and renewal.<p><b>So they filled them to the brim.</b><br>The servants' action of filling the jars to the brim demonstrates complete obedience and faithfulness to Jesus' command. This detail emphasizes the abundance and completeness of the miracle that is about to occur. The overflowing jars can be seen as a symbol of the overflowing grace and blessings that come through Christ, as echoed in passages like <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a> and <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a>. The fullness of the jars also prefigures the fullness of joy and salvation that Jesus brings, as later illustrated in <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is performing His first recorded miracle at the wedding in Cana, demonstrating His divine authority and compassion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/servants.htm">Servants</a></b><br>These individuals are instructed by Jesus to fill the jars with water, playing a crucial role in the unfolding miracle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wedding_at_cana.htm">Wedding at Cana</a></b><br>The setting of this event, a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performs His first miracle, turning water into wine.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/water_jars.htm">Water Jars</a></b><br>Large stone jars used for Jewish ceremonial washing, which Jesus instructs to be filled with water, later transformed into wine.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mary,_mother_of_jesus.htm">Mary, Mother of Jesus</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in verse 7, she plays a pivotal role in the account by bringing the need to Jesus' attention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_christ's_commands.htm">Obedience to Christ's Commands</a></b><br>The servants' obedience in filling the jars to the brim demonstrates the importance of following Jesus' instructions fully, even when the outcome is not immediately clear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a></b><br>Just as water was transformed into wine, Jesus has the power to transform our lives, bringing newness and abundance where there was once emptiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The miracle at Cana encourages believers to act in faith, trusting that Jesus can work beyond our understanding and expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_abundance.htm">Symbolism of Abundance</a></b><br>The overflowing jars symbolize the abundant life Jesus offers, reminding us of His provision and the richness of life in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_servants_in_god's_work.htm">Role of Servants in God's Work</a></b><br>The servants' role highlights that God often uses ordinary people to accomplish His extraordinary purposes, encouraging us to be ready and willing to serve.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_water_to_wine.htm">Why is there no scientific evidence of water turning into wine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_turn_water_to_wine.htm">Why did Jesus transform water into wine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_miracle_at_cana_wedding.htm">What miracle did Jesus perform at the Cana wedding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_marriage_honorable_for_all.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'My hour has not yet come'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Fill the waterpots.</span>--It is implied that the pitchers were wholly or in part empty, the water in them having been used for the ablutions before the feast. The persons ordered are the servants (<a href="/john/2-5.htm" title="His mother said to the servants, Whatever he said to you, do it.">John 2:5</a>). "Up to the brim" marks the willing care with which the order was obeyed, and an expectation through the household of some work to be wrought.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus saith to them, Fill the water pets with water. And they filled them to the brim.</span> They had, therefore, been emptied already for the purifying purposes and processes of the large party, probably suggesting that the friends of the bridegroom were solicitous to obey the religious discipline which was believed to be in harmony with the Divine will. The expression, <span class="greek">ἕως ἄνω</span>, seems added to emphasize the quantity of wine thus provided. The miracle took place between the filling of the jars and their being drawn upon. We are not permitted to look more closely into this mystery. The finger of God, the will of the Creator, determines the result. The servants knew that they had filled the jars with water. The next thing, and all that we know, is that the Lord said - <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the servants],</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Fill</span><br /><span class="grk">Γεμίσατε</span> <span class="translit">(Gemisate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1072.htm">Strong's 1072: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰς</span> <span class="translit">(tas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">jars</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑδρίας</span> <span class="translit">(hydrias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5201.htm">Strong's 5201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A water pot, jar, pitcher. From hudor; a water-jar, i.e. Receptacle for family supply.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ὕδατος</span> <span class="translit">(hydatos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they filled</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγέμισαν</span> <span class="translit">(egemisan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1072.htm">Strong's 1072: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὰς</span> <span class="translit">(autas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕως</span> <span class="translit">(heōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> </span><span class="str2">A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] brim.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνω</span> <span class="translit">(anō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_507.htm">Strong's 507: </a> </span><span class="str2">Up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region. 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