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John 2:8

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then he told them, 'Now draw some out and take it to the person running this whole event.' So they did exactly that.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the best move is just doing what you're told, even when it doesn't make sense yet.

📚 Historical Context

In the first century, Jewish weddings were community celebrations that could last several days, and providing ample wine was a sign of hospitality and honor to guests. At the wedding in Cana, the hosts had run out of wine, which would have been a source of embarrassment in that culture. Jesus performed his first recorded miracle here by instructing the servants to draw water from large stone jars and take it to the master of the feast, turning it into wine to reveal his divine authority.

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