“When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,”
Without knowing where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew, the master of the banquet called the bridegroom aside and said, 'Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best for last' — the master's unknowing praise of the bridegroom (unaware of the miracle's true source) creates dramatic irony. The inversion of normal practice (best wine last rather than first) suggests Jesus' reversal of ordinary expectations. The comment about guests' intoxication adds realism and gentle satire on human excess.
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