John 2

Turning Water into Wine

2:1 Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana¹ in Galilee.² Jesus’ mother³ was there, 2:2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.⁴ 2:3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine left.”⁵ 2:4 Jesus replied,⁶ “Woman,⁷ why are you saying this to me?⁸ My time⁹ has not yet come.” 2:5 His mother told the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.”¹⁰

2:6 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing,¹¹ each holding twenty or thirty gallons.¹² 2:7 Jesus told the servants,¹³ “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top. 2:8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,”¹⁴ and they did. 2:9 When¹⁵ the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from¹⁶ (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he¹⁷ called the bridegroom 2:10 and said to him, “Everyone¹⁸ serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper¹⁹ wine when the guests²⁰ are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!” 2:11 Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs,²¹ in Cana²² of Galilee. In this way he revealed²³ his glory, and his disciples believed in him.²⁴

Cleansing the Temple

2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum²⁵ with his mother and brothers²⁶ and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days. 2:13 Now the Jewish feast of Passover²⁷ was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.²⁸

2:14²⁹ He found in the temple courts³⁰ those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.³¹ 2:15 So he made a whip of cords³² and drove them all out of the temple courts,³³ with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers³⁴ and overturned their tables. 2:16 To those who sold the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make³⁵ my Father’s house a marketplace!”³⁶ 2:17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal³⁷ for your house will devour me.”³⁸

2:18 So then the Jewish leaders³⁹ responded,⁴⁰ “What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”⁴¹ 2:19 Jesus replied,⁴² “Destroy⁴³ this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.” 2:20 Then the Jewish leaders⁴⁴ said to him, “This temple has been under construction⁴⁵ for forty-six years,⁴⁶ and are you going to raise it up in three days?” 2:21 But Jesus⁴⁷ was speaking about the temple of his body.⁴⁸ 2:22 So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture⁴⁹ and the saying⁵⁰ that Jesus had spoken.

Jesus at the Passover Feast

2:23 Now while Jesus⁵¹ was in Jerusalem⁵² at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing.⁵³ 2:24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people.⁵⁴ 2:25 He did not need anyone to testify about man,⁵⁵ for he knew what was in man.⁵⁶

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