John 2:3-4 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. If this miracle was one of the manifestations of Jesus as the Son of God, can anything be more natural or consistent than that it should be introduced by words which declare that He could not be in subjection to any earthly authority, while yet the act itself .was an act of ministry to even the commonest necessities of the sons of Earth? Is not this apparent contradiction accomplishment of His work, the exhibition of Him in His complete character? He will not be the servant of His creatures, not even of His mother; He obeys the will which all are created to obey. He will be the servant of His creatures. He is come into the world for that end. He is doing the will of His Father when He is stooping to the lowest of all. (F. D. Maurice, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.WEB: When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine." |
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