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John 2

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1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

21 But he spake of the temple of his body.

22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

   

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Explanation of John 2

Napsal(a) Rev. John Clowes M.A.

Explaining the Inner Meaning of John 2

Verses 2:1, 2. That in the fullness of time the church was established amongst the Gentiles, through the affection of good, and a desire thus kindled to attain conjunction with the divine good in the Lord's Divine Humanity, and with all the holy truths thence derived.

Verse 2:3. That on this occasion it is perceived by the affection of good, that there is no longer any interior truth in the church, and application is accordingly made to the divine truth for the restoration of such truth.

Verse 2:4. But this application is not immediately granted, because the church was not yet in a state to receive interior truth.

Verse 2:5. Therefore, in order to induce such a state, it is dictated by the affection of good to all the lower principles of the natural mind, to submit themselves to the control and government of the divine truth, in the Lord's Divine Humanity.

Verses 2:6, 7. And at the same time it is required of the divine truth, that those things of the word, which are representative of divine things, should be regarded as containing in them all the divine and spiritual truths of heaven and the church.

Verse 2:8. And that instruction should be given from the Word, according to this idea of its contents, to all those who are principled in the knowledges of truth.

Verses 2:9, 10. But when they, who were so principled, perceived internal truth in external, they perceived at the same time that every church commences from truths derived from good, but closes in truths not of good, on which occasion genuine truth is again opened by the Lord.

Verse 2:11. Which opening of genuine truth is of the divine operation, to the intent that mankind, being enlightened by the spiritual or internal sense of the Holy Word, may be led to acknowledge the Lord in his Divine Humanity.

Verse 2:12. That after this opening of genuine truth, the church is brought into a state of consolation and refreshment.

Verses 2:13, 14, 15, 16. That the Lord initiated his Human [principle] into representative worship and the doctrine of the church, and at the same time purified that worship by teaching, that all natural, spiritual, and celestial affections, together with the knowledges of what is good and true, were not to be confounded with divine things, but to be seen and kept distinct from the divine source from which they flowed.

Verse 2:17. Thus teaching in agreement with the Word, from the ardency of his divine love.

Verses 2:18, 19, 20, 21. That the glorification of the Lord's Humanity is the grand confirming testimony of the truth of all that he said and did, and thus of his being the divine truth itself, which is God.

Verse 2:22. Because this glorification is treated of in the Word throughout, and from it the Word derives its sanctity, and inspires man with a principle of heavenly faith.

Verses 2:23, 24, 25. That a miraculous faith prevailed in the church, or a faith grounded in the evidence of miracles more than in the affection of good and truth, which faith therefore is not receptive of good and truth from the Lord, who scrutinizes by his divine truth all the qualities and characters of man's faith.