In an interview, the actor who plays Jesus said that the way he greeted Mary in this scene is the way he greets his own mother every time he sees her.

Thaddeus' talk (and voice over) about masonry 19:18 during the water-to-wine scene gives it so much depth, making it more powerful to watch. Such a good episode!

So I've never connected the fact that Jesus choosing twelve disciples was a direct correlation to the twelve tribes of Israel! My DUH moment!😂😂😂 I'm learning so much from you guys, and I LOVE The Chosen series! Please continue to teach us God's Word, especially with the sense of humor you also bring! To God Be The Glory!

I think it was also important that in this, He was honoring His mother. A very gracious display of honor.

Thaddeus: "Once you make that first cut into the stone, it can't be undone. It sets in motion a series of choices. What used to be a shapeless block of limestone or granite begins its long journey of transformation, and it will never be the same."

Can you imagine the prayer of the parents. Lord we lost your son.

Jesus understood the assignment!!!

Because the wine is a symbol of His blood.

....."The Water To Wine....Being The Beginning Of His Journey To The Cross" .....that comment wrecked me! Absolutely beautiful scene!

The lady who plays Mary is just perfect

Yes they were astounded by Jesus at 12 by his ability to understand and apply.

Also turning the water into wine... Changing us from walking in the flesh to walking in the spirit.

I would imagine water in ancient times would be dirty. The human body is made up 60% water. How beautiful that Jesus turns undrinkable water into useful, drinkable and the best tasting wine...

About the apple/potato reference, in French happens the same, apple is pomme and potato is pomme de terre (apple of the earth) 🤯

@Grafted

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Thats funny. Maybe modern Hebrew got that idea from the French?

@kadda1212

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@@Grafted Potatoes were introduced to Europe in the 17th century. They are from South America. In German we either say Kartoffel, a variant of truffle, or Erdapfel or Grombeer, depends on the region. All I know is what we make out of the potato is also quite similar. Potato pancakes with apple sauce. The potato has an interesting history. I know the Prussian king Friedrich had to force the farmers to plant them. People didn't like to try something new. Now it's one of the main elements of the food pyramid. Solved a lot of problems with hunger. More easily stored. Almost ready to eat, no need to make flour out of it first.

In ancient Greek the word for potato is γεώμηλο meaning apple of the earth as well (μήλο is the plain apple). I think it's because potatoes didn't exist in the region at that point so when they were imported (from the Americas I think) they used a compound word for a round-ish fruit that grows inside the earth.

@lyndavonkanel8603

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In French potato is "pomme de terre", apple of the earth, also.

I love how Tom cannot hold back what the Lord is doing, even in him, as he watches the scene. You can see it in his eyes that he is getting very emotional about the reality of what is being portrayed about Jesus and what He is doing in relation to the people in the scene. Kudos Tom for not making any attempt to stifle your emotions when you speak about the scene.

The words of this episode which I think I missed were "If not now when?" I love the parallel between two events

Johnathan Roumie greets his mom in such a way and he proposed to make this scene with such a hug.:))

God came to teach us so much in a very short three years and we are still trying to catch up with the knowledge and understanding.

As someone who can’t help but ask a lot of questions, Jesus’ line about it being okay to do so was encouraging.

@MrHow2fail

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Imagine where we would be if we didn't ask questions. Asking questions is a sign of your desire to knowledge and understanding. Be proud and grateful of your hunger.

@AS-fu1kd

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Same, I was born with a skeptical mind that's always asking question. Still a believer but I always wrestle with everything

I believe that they took care of Jesus on those three days! They took Him to their house ( if the house was not at the temple )feed Him and give Him water to bathe and return to temple back and forth on those three days.

Ok, I live the chosen but this commentary is taking it to a whole new level. Thank you for the spiritual truths you shared. They gave me new perspective and a new love for this scripture story

I loveeeeee Jesus the Messiah!!!! You guys are also so charismatic and funny together. I love watching you guys react to each video

Jonathan Roumie said in an interview he told Dallas when he would visit his mom he would lift her in a hug and could he do that if the actor who plays Mary was okay with it. She was- they did it and it made the final cut.

The best wine from our Amazing Jesus to the guests at the wedding feast! That's what awaits all who are His family. Awesome. Watching this episode on Mother's day, May 12, 2024. Thanks for sharing, Grafted!

Most of all the religious leaders where afraid for their own personal motivations. Even those who did believe were afraid of what the consequence would be if they spoke up. The faith of all the leaders were not in God but in their own understanding. Jesus was the catalyst. I love watching your channel.

As you were talking about how God can extend time, i meditated on the very short time that water changed to wine as Jesus' hand cut through the water. When God's power comes down to earth, He can extend 1 second to the time that wine can be made by man alone. To make wine you need grapes that are crushed for its juice. Grapes in the gospel and book of revelation are often symbolic of the nonrepentant sinners said to be gathered by angels and crushed. so that His hand in the water might be Him becoming the grapes crushed to become wine. He became the latter wine which satisfied the cup of wrath of God

Awe-inspiring first miracle- a foretaste of the heavenly banquet!

...that is why Eucharist is so important!

a lot of beautiful and teachable moments in this episode... wish you reacted to Mary and Jesus'eye contact after the miracle... and Ramah's line at the end scene... thank you Grafted 😍

@al-stephensonlapastora1035

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@@joannewman6014 yes, that line... and "He gave us more than what we need" (something like that)...

oh myyyy so basically in Dutch we say aardappels earth-apples, has to be from the Hebrew Tapuach Adama, love those connections!

@nebucamv5524

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I don't think so. Many European languages call potatoes earthapples. It comes from Latin malum terrae (apple of the earth) - but this word meant every fruit growing in or on the earth, so also pumpkins and cucumbers. It's more likely modern Hebrew took this word from one of the European languages, most likely French.

@kadda1212

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People, you are aware that potatoes come from the new world? So, it should be assumed that they were named by the discoverers of the new world and then spread around as it was brought into the old world by merchants. Maybe Dutch merchants. I would think that Hebrew received the name through that.

Wow! I, too, became emotional above this episode bc there were many symbolisms revealed. Thank you for exploring all of it w/us

In John: “ You did not choose me but I chose you”. As Peter explains in this expository moment, Jesus’ later words have to do with his choosing of His disciples rather than the reverse, and have nothing to do with predestination to salvation. We also know this because he says earlier “did not I choose all of you, And yet one of you is a devil?”

Mary and Joseph were with other family and so they could have assumed he decided to hang out with some of the cousins. However, after realizing that he wasn't there, and the fact that they had already traveled quite a bit, it makes sense that some days could have passed. Today, because walking is seen as a leisurely activity, instead of a necessary one, it's sometimes hard to fathom just how much a person in the ancient days would be able to travel in one day, let alone several. Also, not only would they freak out as any parent today would, but I'm sure they had added stress to keep track of Jesus as the Father in Heaven had entrusted His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to them. One thing I liked what the Chosen did in this scene was have Joseph find Jesus. It make more sense that Joseph and Jesus would come to Mary, because she could only go into the Temple grounds so far. However, perhaps Joseph and Jesus could enter in courts that even Mary couldn't go. As for Jesus being at the temple, I have heard some translations that suggest that Jesus was the one teaching the Jewish Leaders, not necessarily them teaching Him. As to the question about Jesus' intelligence, we need to remember that Matthew was another student of knowledge who was great at numbers and calculations. While I'm sure Jesus was more on the religious side of things, perhaps he and John the Baptizer both came up year after year and were each remarkable in their own way. I know we typically think of John as someone who was a bit wild, but with parents like Elizabeth and Zachariah, as well as the Jewish leaders wondering if he was a Prophet of God, John must have had some knowledge of the scriptures and wisdom while he was growing up. My point is, perhaps during the time of Jesus, there were other brilliant minds. Also, they assumed that Jesus Christ would save them physically the First time the Messiah came, not at the End of the World.

Mary could never use the usual parental rebuke if Jesus left a door open "Were you born in a barn?"

I Love seeing these scenes again with you guys. I feel like we’re having a cup of coffee and I’m having a conversation with both of you. Thanks for this ❤

Average age of men during that time was around the late 40's from what I understand of history. So, to answer your question, my guess is that most of the scholars he was astounding were mostly dead by the time he was in public ministry (age 30'ish)? Just a guess.

Thank you, Sam and Tom, for those incite that you gave. It makes me focus more on my relationship.

Circle dancing looks so fun.

I think God created time for us to live in. Without time we have no reference point

Just kind of interesting in that 1st scene between Andrew and Peter when they're talking about their father teaching them how to fish they referred to him as "dad" whereas everyone else calls their father Abba. In a subsequent episode they do refer to their father as Abba so I guess this was an oversight that wasn't caught.

While Jesus was talking to all of those learned pharisees I'm surprised that 1 of them didn't try to take him under their wing as a student

@lampsaltlight

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Right!

This is such a beautiful episode. Thank you Tom for bringing out those precious moments of symbolism, some of which I had not understood before. You are both very gifted messianic teachers 🕎 God bless you both 🙏🏻💙

It always struck me as being a good parallel for Moses -- the "first miracle" of Moses was turning water into blood, and the old covenant was sealed in blood, and the "first miracle" of Jesus is turning water into wine, and the new covenant is, while sealed in the blood of Jesus, is symbolized and celebrated with wine.

I love your channel. The young man on left's haircut looks great. Both young men are so personable. Will keep watching!

You guys are so funny and so wise at the same time! Love watching your videos. You make me laugh every time, and sometimes cry too.

I love the way you two love God it is very sweet. 😊

Very good analysis GOD BLESS YOU

Tom, thank you for expressing your depth of emotion. It strengthens me to know that others feel so passionately about worship.

You both add good insights. Thanks!!

Love your explanations.... great work, keep doing God's work 🙏

Luke 2:46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Y'all talking about the cross, my gosh I cry on every episode. I've rewatched the series 4x over already and still cry at some point in every episode. When THE season starts I'm going to be such a complete wreck. Ugly crying like crazy. I do hope if they put all of those episodes in theaters as well, I hope they have full boxes of tissue for sell at the popcorn counters, cause they'll not be a dry eye on the house!

THANK YOU! I watch this video last evening and I cry my eyes of!! I have seen it many times but i never saw/understood all aspects of it.... until now it was just a wedding and turning water into wine, but now...... it is so much more!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! Your teaching makes the word so alive and beautiful! You make me love my bible more and more.And you are sooo funny!! 😂 I can't wait for the next one! Blessings to you both! You are in my prayers!🙏

I loved the reference in the song to Jeremiah 33.11 (voice of the bridegroom)

7 day celebration.

Loved this

I love you guys!! Love when you get emotional. May God bless you both 🙏🏾

I never thought of Jesus' point of view that this starts something that ends at the cross. This was such a pivotal moment, and so well done and thought out. Jesus's face in the water, the wine dripping like blood, the explanation of the stone masons work being permanent, even having his mother there. So well done and beautiful. The servants being the ones who witnessed the miracle, and S1E5 when the leper says his sister was a servant at the wedding....I see you writers! Do you think he would've put his hand in all the vessels, just one or none of them?

Yeshua’s bar mitzvah! 💕

As you guys are exploring the symbolism of the wine and maybe why it was the first public miracle something kind of occured to me (i'll have to think about it more because it's vague right now). So the water becomes wine (first step of 'taking up the cross'), at the last supper the wine becomes his blood (that he spills on the way and on the cross), then on the cross his blood pours out like water. Maybe i'm thinking too much, but it's kind of like it's going full circle.

Ha… sweet moments as always 😌. Thank you guys. I love your perspectives.

Thank you so Much! God Bless You both and Your Families!

And later He changed wine into His blood and still does.

Hello Tom& Sam!! Glad to see you both!! Hope you’re both doing well!! I always look forward to your insights into the Chosen& Scripture!! Your knowledge of scripture & cultural history are so fascinating!! I learn so much!! Blessings to both of you & your families!!😍😍😍

I'm pretty sure that was your best grafted video yet 😇😇😃

@kathynelson9485

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@@joannewman6014 yes. That was awesome tooo 🙋‍♀️

@Grafted

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Thanks Kathy!

@kathynelson9485

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@@Grafted I truly cannot say enough about you two You both are so awesome I just so appreciate everything that you do in bringing us the words of our Father and His Son and Spirit To life 🙏🙋‍♀️🥰

Dear brothers, in The Lord, shalom. This was really encouraging. Every blessing. Your sister, in The Lord, Dee from Uk

Thank you. You two rock! Thank you for your insights and allowing your lovely emotions to shine through.

The relationship between the words for apple and potato is the same in French

Messianic? I used to go to a congregation in Cali in my navy days. Subbed.

Wow!! Great insights on the miracle. 🤩 Thank you guys

Yes that was a very good scene.

In some regions of Germany and in Austria potatos are „Erdäpfel“ = Earth Apples

@bernadettematera-stacey1982

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Yes, and in French too, I think: pommes du terre? not sure of the spelling.

This is the most recent episode I could find. ;--)

Thank you Tom and Sam for everything you do in this channel, this is such a blessing to watch and learn (and laugh) 🙌🏻

@Grafted

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Our pleasure!

Love these guys.

Love your sensitivity

You guys are so interesting to listen to

Very nice! Thanks for sharing your the perspective on this episode of The Chosen! I was just sharing on Twitter about Jesus & Mary at the Wedding At Cana and that was his first public miracle that she helped kick it off

Thank you again for your input, clarifications and teachings🙏🏼😊. Love you all!

3 days Jesus spent at Synagogue with pharisees: might have been revelations and prophesies. Because Holy Spirit wasbwith Him, it was Holy Spirit that opened the Phrisees understanding. I could remember a similar incident when Ezra the priest during exile was just reading Scripture continuously and all Jews who heard understood without question. Kind of in that manner.

29' The french for potatoe is "pomme de terre" so it means apple of the earth too 😁

If Jesus was from Nazareth, as he established in episode, then his Emma was too...😊 9.27” mark... the disciples were not main stream, traditionally, rabbinically educated and yet were still chosen: revealing all ppl are included.

I am Shepherding (I think that’s the right word) through watch the chosen and every time they would say a prayer she would say it in Hebrew and that kinda made me laugh because I wrote down “Saba and Savta”, thinking that I would have to explain that, but no I didn’t have to. She works in a Jewish daycare, so she knows a lot of stuff about Judaism.

Love your show!!!

Loaves and fishes, we bring our meagre amount, He multiplies it.

So deep and so good!! Thank ypu

I love your guys' interpretation

Jesus disappearing as a 12 year-old to the Temple without telling Mary and Joseph was a transgression. I don't think it was hyperbole. As a kid, Jesus would have been hyper-focused on what he felt he was called to do and, being twelve, didn't necessarily think about how him being gone for 3 days would affect His earthly parents. He was, after all, man.

Regarding: had the Pharisees known him through his earthly ministry. There is a spirit of religion that has been covering the eyes and hardening the hearts of Jews during the time of Jesus until now so that their hardened hearts did not allow them to see God through Him. They thought Him as another rebel and false prophet. They missed the presence of the God they have long served. And that is how the Jews still see Him now. So that our battle is against the principalities of religion that still keep them imprisoned. This is where we as Jesus believers show them the love of Jesus that can break their curse and make way for Jesus to bring them their salvation

I already made the beautiful connection between Christ's Miracle of Wine and the Stone vessels, but I hadn't yet considered the connection between Christ's willingness to perform the miracle and Christ's willingness to go through the Atonement. Also I didn't know that Wine was a symbol of Joy. I enjoy learning more things about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the your perspective that helps me connect closer to God. I also thought about how the Best Wine was saved for Last, and When Jesus Christ comes again for His Millennial Reign, He will be saving the Best Celebration of Last! "So the Last shall be First and the first shall be last: for many be called, but few are chosen". - Matthew 20:26 (emphasis added.) When you mentioned the opposition between Joy and Suffering, I thought about a scripture in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. A Prophet and Father named Lehi teaches his son, Jacob, about how God has given opposition so we can use the gift of Agency and know the difference between Righteousness and Wickedness, so we can choose to Follow God. " And because of the intercession for all, all men come unto God; wherefore, they stand in the presence of him, to be judged of him according to the truth and holiness which is in him. Wherefore, the ends of the law which the Holy One hath given, unto the inflicting of the punishment which is affixed, which punishment that is affixed is in opposition to that of the happiness which is affixed, to answer the ends of the Atonement- For it must needs be, that there is an aopposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility. Wherefore, it must needs have been created for a thing of naught; wherefore there would have been no purpose in the end of its creation. Wherefore, this thing must needs destroy the wisdom of God and his eternal purposes, and also the power, and the mercy, and the justice of God. And if ye shall say there is no law, ye shall also say there is no sin. If ye shall say there is no sin, ye shall also say there is no righteousness. And if there be no righteousness there be no happiness. And if there be no righteousness nor happiness there be no punishment nor misery. And if these things are not bthere is no God. And if there is no God we are not, neither the earth; for there could have been no creation of things, neither to act nor to be acted upon; wherefore, all things must have vanished away. And now, my sons, I speak unto you these things for your profit and learning; for there is a God, and he hath created all things, both the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things to be acted upon. And to bring about his eternal purposes in the end of man, after he had bcreated our first parents, and the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and in fine, all things which are created, it must needs be that there was an opposition; even the forbidden efruit in opposition to the tree of life; the one being sweet and the other bitter. Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself. Wherefore, man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other. And I, Lehi, according to the things which I have read, must needs suppose that an aangel of God, according to that which is written, had fallen from heaven; wherefore, he became a devil, having sought that which was evil before God. And because he had fallen from heaven, and had become miserable forever, he asought also the misery of all mankind. Wherefore, he said unto Eve, yea, even that old serpent, who is the devil, who is the father of all lies, wherefore he said: Partake of the forbidden fruit, and ye shall not die, but ye shall be as God, cknowing good and evil. And after Adam and Eve had apartaken of the forbidden fruit they were driven out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth. And they have brought forth children; yea, even the family of all the earth. And the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of probation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men. For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents. And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end. And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin. But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who aknoweth all things. Adam bfell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that He may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be hmiserable like unto himself. And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of His Holy Spirit; ..." 2 Nephi 2:10-28 Here's the chapter if you'd like to read All of this message: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng Also the next chapter in 2 Nephi 3 is also a wonderful read: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/3?lang=eng

The apple and potato thing can also be seen in the French language!

I was so excited to see another episode from Grafted! However, I never would've thought we would get a lesson on potatoes! lol Y'all are so entertaining!! =)

You guys do this so well...your prayers of making this message work out positively... most def answered.

I was thinking the reason Simon and Jesus looked at Andrew weird was because he was listening in on their conversation and interrupted them. I'm the youngest child and I've been in Andrew's position numbers of times.

When was the Bar mitzva as we know it today instituted? I read somewhere that it actually began post 1st Century.

I love your videos!! I haven't seen any for a while because I have been off of social media for a little bit. But I have subscribed and I have donated to your ministry in the past. I'm still completely sure exactly what being a Messianic Jew means.

Jesus did it for his Mom.

French calls potato pomme de terre which is apple (pomme) of the earth or ground (terre)

I adore you goofballs!