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Joh 2:12. Κατέβη) He went down from Cana.-καί, and) A holy family. His Brethren are put before His disciples. The privileges of His brethren had been great, if they had used them. [These are here mentioned in the first place: and Joseph is not now added. It is not without good reason one may suspect, that Joseph died during the interval between the twelfth and thirtieth year of Jesus’ age, and that His brethren were not Joseph’s own children (for Jesus, as He was reputed the Son, so was He reputed to be absolutely the first-begotten of Joseph), but Mary’s sisters sons.-Harm., p. 160.]-οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας, not many days) He accustomed them to travelling from place to place; and His journey to Jerusalem was at hand. See the following ver. [Manifestly by this phrase (comp. Act 1:5, οὐ μετὰ πολλὰς ταύτας ἡμέρας; Joh 13:31, ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους) this continuing [ἔμειναν, they continued there] is distinguished from His dwelling at Capernaum. That went before,-this followed the imprisonment of John.-Harm., l. c.]