From whence it IS?

WmHBoyd@aol.com
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 22:11:40 EDT

John 2:9 - KAI OUK HDEI POQEN ESTIN - I am thinking this means, "and not
knowing from whence it was," but ESTIN is present tense. Would that be ,"and
not knowing from whence it is?" That sounds awkward to me. Why present tense
instead of past?

William Boyd