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John 02 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Wine
It was customary for wine to be used during times of celebration. It was not considered immoral to drink wine.
Driving out the money changers
This is the first account of Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple. This event showed the authority Jesus had over the temple and over all of Israel.
"He knew what was in them"
John knows that it is possible for Jesus to have this type of knowledge only because Jesus is God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
"His disciples remembered"
This phrase is used as a commentary on the events that occur in this chapter. These comments are not known at the time when the events occur, but are already known when the book was written. Translators may choose to use parentheses to set apart the author's explanation or commentary on past events.