Romans 3:12

3:12 All have turned away,

together they have become worthless;

there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.” ¹ 

Romans 3:1

3:1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

John 2:1

Turning Water into Wine

2:1 Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana ²  in Galilee. ³  Jesus’ mother ⁴  was there,

John 2:3

2:3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine left.” ⁵ 

John 1:11

1:11 He came to what was his own, ⁶  but ⁷  his own people ⁸  did not receive him. ⁹ 

[3:12]  ¹ sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 14:1-3.

[2:1]  ² map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[2:1]  ³ sn Cana in Galilee was not a very well-known place. It is mentioned only here, in 4:46, and 21:2, and nowhere else in the NT. Josephus (Life 16 [86]) says he once had his quarters there. The probable location is present day Khirbet Cana, 8 mi (14 km) north of Nazareth, or Khirbet Kenna, 4 mi (7 km) northeast of Nazareth.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “in Galilee, and Jesus’ mother.”

[2:3]  ³ tn The word “left” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[1:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “to his own things.”

[1:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “and,” but in context this is an adversative use of καί (kai) and is thus translated “but.”

[1:11]  ⁶ tn “People” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[1:11]  ⁷ sn His own people did not receive him. There is a subtle irony here: When the λόγος (logos) came into the world, he came to his own (τὰ ἴδια, ta idia, literally “his own things”) and his own people (οἱ ἴδιοι, Joi idioi), who should have known and received him, but they did not. This time John does not say that “his own” did not know him, but that they did not receive him (παρέλαβον, parelabon). The idea is one not of mere recognition, but of acceptance and welcome.