¥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.