John 2
2
Jesus at a Wedding in Cana
1Three days later Mary, the mother of Jesus, was at a wedding feast in the village of Cana in Galilee. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited and were there.
3When the wine was all gone, Mary said to Jesus, “They don't have any more wine.”
4Jesus replied, “Mother, my time hasn't yet come!#2.4 my time hasn't yet come: The time when the true glory of Jesus would be seen, and he would be recognized as God's Son (see 12.23). You must not tell me what to do.”
5Mary then said to the servants, “Do whatever Jesus tells you to do.”
6At the feast there were six stone water jars that were used by the people for washing themselves in the way that their religion said they must. Each jar held about 100 liters. 7Jesus told the servants to fill them to the top with water. Then after the jars had been filled, 8he said, “Now take some water and give it to the man in charge of the feast.”
The servants did as Jesus told them, 9and the man in charge drank some of the water that had now turned into wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants did. He called the bridegroom over 10and said, “The best wine is always served first. Then after the guests have had plenty, the other wine is served. But you have kept the best until last!”
11This was Jesus' first miracle,#2.11 miracle: The Greek text has “sign.” In the Gospel of John the word “sign” is used for the miracle itself and as a way of pointing to Jesus as the Son of God. and he did it in the village of Cana in Galilee. There Jesus showed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him. 12#Mt 4.13. After this, he went with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples to the town of Capernaum, where they stayed for a few days.
Jesus in the Temple
(Matthew 21.12,13; Mark 11.15-17; Luke 19.45,46)
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Ex 12.1-27. Not long before the Jewish festival of Passover, Jesus went to Jerusalem. 14There he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves in the temple. He also saw moneychangers sitting at their tables. 15So he took some rope and made a whip. Then he chased everyone out of the temple, together with their sheep and cattle. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and scattered their coins.
16Jesus said to the people who had been selling doves, “Get those doves out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace.”
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Ps 69.9. The disciples then remembered that the Scriptures say, “My love for your house burns in me like a fire.”
18The Jewish leaders asked Jesus, “What miracle#2.18 miracle: See the note at 2.11. will you work to show us why you have done this?”
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Mt 26.61; 27.40; Mk 14.58; 15.29. “Destroy this temple,” Jesus answered, “and in three days I will build it again!”
20The leaders replied, “It took 46 years to build this temple. What makes you think you can rebuild it in three days?”
21But Jesus was talking about his body as a temple. 22And when he was raised from death, his disciples remembered what he had told them. Then they believed the Scriptures and the words of Jesus.
Jesus Knows What People Are Like
23In Jerusalem during Passover many people put their faith in Jesus, because they saw him work miracles.#2.23 miracle: See the note at 2.11. 24But Jesus knew what was in their hearts, and he would not let them have power over him. 25No one had to tell him what people were like. He already knew.
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John 2
2
The Wedding at Cana
1On #[ch. 1:29, 35, 43] the third day there was a wedding at #ch. 4:46; 21:2Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus also was invited to the wedding with #ch. 1:40-49his disciples. 3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4And Jesus said to her, #ch. 19:26 “Woman, #See 2 Sam. 16:10 what does this have to do with me? #ch. 7:30; 8:20; 13:1My hour has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6Now there were six stone water jars there #ch. 3:25; [Mark 7:3, 4] for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty #2 Chr. 4:5 (Gk.)gallons.#2:6 Greek two or three measures (metrētas); a metrētēs was about 10 gallons or 35 liters 7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9When the master of the feast tasted #ch. 4:46the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested #See ch. 1:14 his glory. And #ver. 2his disciples believed in him.
12After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and #See Matt. 12:46his brothers#2:12 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
13 # ch. 11:55; See ch. 6:4 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus #ver. 23; Deut. 16:1-6; Luke 2:41went up to Jerusalem. 14#For ver. 14-17, [Matt. 21:12, 13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45, 46, with Mal. 3:1-3]In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make #[ch. 14:2; Luke 2:49]my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it was written, #Cited from Ps. 69:9“Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18So the Jews said to him, #ch. 4:48; 6:30; [Ex. 4:1, 8; 7:9]; See Matt. 12:38“What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19Jesus answered them, #[Matt. 26:61; 27:40; Mark 14:58; 15:29] “Destroy this temple, and in three days #ch. 10:18I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,#2:20 Or This temple was built forty-six years ago and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking about #[ch. 1:14; 1 Cor. 6:19; Col. 2:9]the temple of his body. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, #ch. 12:16; Luke 24:8 his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed #ch. 20:9; Ps. 16:10the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Jesus Knows What Is in Man
23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name #ch. 11:45when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24But Jesus #[ch. 6:14, 15] on his part did not entrust himself to them, because #ch. 1:48; 5:42; 16:30; [ch. 6:61, 64]; See Matt. 9:4he knew all people 25and needed no one to bear witness about man, for #[See ver. 24 above]he himself knew what was in man.
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