John Chapter 2 verse 7 Holy Bible
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
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Jesus said to the servants, Make the pots full of water. And they made them full to the top.
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Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
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Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
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Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." They filled them up to the brim.
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Jesus saith to them, `Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them -- unto the brim;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Jesus saith to them, Fill the water pets with water. And they filled them to the brim. 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, ἕως ἄνω, 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 -
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Fill the waterpots.--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 (John 2:5). "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.
