10and saith to him, 'Every man, at first, the good wine doth set forth; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; thou didst keep the good wine till now.'


In Context

7 Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them — unto the brim;

8 and he saith to them, 'Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare.

9 And as the director of the apartment tasted the water become wine, and knew not whence it is, (but the ministrants knew, who have drawn the water,) the director of the feast doth call the bridegroom,

10 and saith to him, 'Every man, at first, the good wine doth set forth; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; thou didst keep the good wine till now.'

11 This beginning of the signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him;

12 after this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they remained not many days.

John 2:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:10And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:10and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:10And saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:10and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: thou hast kept the good wine until now.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10and says to him, Every man sets on first the good wine, and when men have well drunk, then the inferior; thou hast kept the good wine till now.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:10and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: thou hast kept the good wine until now.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10And saith to him, Every man at the beginning presenteth good wine; and when men have well drank, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:10and said to him, |Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:10And said to him, Every man at the beginning does set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now.