John 2
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His First Miracle
1And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2and both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
The First Passover
13And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15and when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21But he spake of the temple of his body. 22When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25and needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
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The Wedding at Cana
1Two days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. 2Jesus and his followers were also invited to the wedding. 3When all the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4Jesus answered, “Dear woman, why come to me? My time has not yet come.”
5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you to do.”
6In that place there were six stone water jars. The Jews used jars like these in their washing ceremony.# The Jews washed themselves in special ways before eating, before worshiping in the Temple, and at other special times. Each jar held about 20 or 30 gallons.
7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled the jars to the top.
8Then he said to them, “Now take some out and give it to the master of the feast.”
So the servants took the water to the master. 9When he tasted it, the water had become wine. He did not know where the wine came from. But the servants who brought the water knew. The master of the wedding called the bridegroom 10and said to him, “People always serve the best wine first. Later, after the guests have been drinking a lot, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the best wine till now.”
11So in Cana of Galilee, Jesus did his first miracle. There he showed his glory, and his followers believed in him.
Jesus in the Temple
12Then Jesus went to the town of Capernaum with his mother, brothers and his followers. They all stayed in Capernaum for a few days. 13But it was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast. So Jesus went to Jerusalem. 14In the Temple he found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves. He saw others sitting at tables, exchanging money. 15Jesus made a whip out of cords. Then he forced all these men, with the sheep and cattle, to leave the Temple. He turned over the tables and scattered the money of the men who were exchanging it. 16Then he said to those who were selling pigeons, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place for buying and selling!”
17When this happened the followers remembered what was written in the Scriptures: “My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.”# Quotation from Psalm 69:9.
18The Jews said to Jesus, “Show us a miracle for a sign. Prove that you have the right to do these things.”
19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days.”
20The Jews answered, “Men worked 46 years to build this Temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?”
21(But the temple Jesus meant was his own body. 22After Jesus was raised from death, his followers remembered that Jesus had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the words Jesus said.)
23Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. Many people believed in him because they saw the miracles he did. 24But Jesus did not believe in them because he knew them all. 25He did not need anyone to tell him about people. Jesus knew what was in a person’s mind.
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