¥This is JesusÕ first ÔsignÕ (verse 11).
–Of his earthly (or incarnate)
ministry.
–This undercuts the claims of the
apocryphal gospels that Jesus did earlier miracles.
¥Here Jesus displays his ÔgloryÕ (v 11).
–OT word has connotation of
Ôweight, statusÕ
–NT word of Ôshining,
brilliantÕ
–That which distinguishes a thing
from other things is its glory.