New Testament · Gospel

John 2:8

Water Into Wine

“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” John 2:8 · Berean Standard Bible
What It Means

John 2:8, in plain English

Then Jesus said, 'Now draw some out and take it to the person in charge of the banquet.' So they did.

Why it's here

Can you imagine being one of those servants? You filled the jars with water, and now you're carrying it to the boss. That takes trust.

Who's speaking

Jesus tells the servants to bring the water to the head of the feast.

Where it sits in the story

They poured in water and now had to serve it to the person who would know instantly if something was wrong. That's the kind of faith Jesus asks for — the kind that steps out before the miracle is visible.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

Jesus instructs the servants to draw from the jars and take a sample to the master of the banquet (Greek: architriklinos, the 'head steward' who managed the feast).

Language and setting

The architriklinos was responsible for the quality and flow of wine at a wedding feast. His unknowing evaluation will serve as an independent, unbiased testimony to the miracle.

Voice

Jesus directs the servants to present the contents to the banquet master.

Significance

Jesus involves human agents at every step — the servants fill, draw, and deliver. The miracle happens invisibly between command and compliance, with the chief steward as the unwitting authenticator.

In context

John 2:6–10

6Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

7Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.”

8“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.”

9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

10and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

Read all of John 2 — At a wedding in Cana, Jesus performs his first sign — turning water into wine. It's a quiet miracle that reveals his glory to only a few.

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