John 2:2 - Exposition

And both Jesus was called ( ἐκλήθη , aorist, not pluperfect, and contrasted with the ἦν of John 2:1 )—after his return from Bethany— and his disciples to the marriage. Jesus had no disciples before the events recorded in the previous chapter. These men may have been friends of each other and of the bridal party, and received such an invitation before their visit to the banks of the Jordan; but it is far more probable that these individuals already mentioned, or that some of them, and that most certainly John his near relative (see Introduction), were invited, because they were in the society of Jesus.