purpose of the miracle is to reveal Jesus’ glory to them, the new Israel (cf. 1:31), bringing to realization the vision promised to Nathanael. The explicit statement that they believed in Jesus (v. 11) completes their call and marks an auspicious beginning to the Galilean ministry. After the single miracle at Cana and a short stay at Capernaum, Jesus will go to Jerusalem at the season of Passover and drive the moneychangers from the temple (cf. 2:13–22). To a reader familiar with the other Gospels,
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