John 2:10

2:10 and said to him, “Everyone ¹  serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper ²  wine when the guests ³  are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”

John 12:26

12:26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow ⁴  me, and where I am, my servant will be too. ⁵  If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

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¹ tn Grk “every man” (in a generic sense).

² tn Or “poorer.”

³ tn Grk “when they”; the referent (the guests) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn As a third person imperative in Greek, ἀκολουθείτω (akolouqeitw) is usually translated “let him follow me.” This could be understood by the modern English reader as merely permissive, however (“he may follow me if he wishes”). In this context there is no permissive sense, but rather a command, so the translation “he must follow me” is preferred.

⁵ tn Grk “where I am, there my servant will be too.”