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Q: Did Jesus enable drunkenness at the wedding in Cana (John 2)? No. Weddings lasted days, so "well drunk" doesn't mean currently intoxicated. The master of the feast comments that the best wine usually comes first — he's surprised, not diagnosing drunkenness. Jesus providing wine doesn't excuse individual lack of self-control.

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Q&A — wedding at Cana and drunkenness

John 2: wedding at Cana of Galilee. Weddings lasted multiple days — running out of wine was a multi-day situation. The master's comment about serving good wine first is about custom, not intoxication levels. Adding the interpretation that guests were drunk reads into the text. Drunkenness was condemned then as now; providing wine doesn't remove individual responsibility for self-control.

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