Passage

John 2.6

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

4. And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it. (John 2:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

4. Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.” 5. His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”

6. Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” They filled them up to the brim. 8. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it. (John 2:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

4. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. (John 2:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

4. Jesus saith to her, 'What, to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.' 5. His mother saith to the ministrants, 'Whatever he may say to you, do.'

6. And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them, unto the brim; 8. and he saith to them, 'Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare. (John 2:4-8, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence, via John 2.1-11

Concepts:

Zeitgeist - Pagan Parallels, via John 2.1-11

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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