The Marriage in Cana - The Draught of Fishes

How they compare

A 2:1-11. THE MARRIAGE IN CANA.		A' 21:1-14. THE DRAUGHT OF FISHES.
a The background. Nathanael's faith (1:49-51).		a The background. Thomas's unbelief (20:24-29).
b The Place. Galilee (v. 1).		b The Place. Galilee (v. 1).
c "The Third Day" (v. 1).		c "The third time" (v. 14).
d Wine Provided (vv. 8, 9).		d A meal provided (v. 9).
e "Jesus was called, and His disciples" (v. 2).		e The Lord was the Caller of His disciples (vv. 5, 12).
f Failure confessed. "They have no wine" (v. 3).		f Failure confessed. They had "caught nothing" (v. 3). Had "no meat" (v. 5).
g Numbers. Six waterpots, holding two or three firkins apiece. (v. 6).		g Numbers: 200 cubits (v. 8); 153 fishes (v. 11).
h Command. "Fill the waterpots with water" (v. 7-).		h Command. "Cast the net into the water" (v. 6).
i Obedience. "The filled them" (v. -7-).		i Obedience. "They cast therefore" (v. 6).
k Waterpots filled to the last drop. "Up to the brim" (v. -7).		k Net full, to the last fish (vv. 8, 11).
l The servants bare (enenkan, v. 8).		l "Bring of the fish" (enenkate, v. 10).
m Glory manifested (ephanerose, v. 11-).		m The Lord manifested (ephanerothe, v. 14).
n His disciples' faith (v. -11).		n His disciples' love (vv. 15-17).

The Bible text

A 2:1-11. THE MARRIAGE IN CANA.		A' 21:1-14. THE DRAUGHT OF FISHES.
1 On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 And Jesus said to her, "O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast." So they took it. 9 When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first; and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him.		1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat; but that night they caught nothing. 4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any fish?" They answered him, "No." 6 He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, for the quantity of fish. 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.