John 2
1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and Jesus' mother was there.
2 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
Jesus was also invited to the wedding, and so were his disciples.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, “They have no wine.”
4 “Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to yoʋ or to me? My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
But his mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.
8 “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
Then he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it,
9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
and the master of the feast tasted the water, which had been turned into wine. He did not know where it had come from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then the master of the feast called the bridegroom aside
10 and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
and said to him, “Everyone else serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have drunk freely; but yoʋ have kept the good wine until now.”
11 Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
Jesus did this in Cana of Galilee as the first of his signs. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
In the temple courts he found those who were selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and he also found the money changers sitting at their tables.
15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, along with their sheep and oxen. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16 To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
Then he said to those who were selling doves, “Take these things away from here; stop making my Father's house a marketplace.”
17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
And his disciples remembered that it is written, “Zeal for yoʋr house will consume me.”
18 On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
In response the Jews said to him, “What sign can yoʋ show us to prove yoʋr authority to do these things?”
19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
20 “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
The Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will yoʋ raise it up in three days?”
21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
22 After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
While Jesus was in Jerusalem during the feast of the Passover, many believed in his name because they saw the signs he was doing.
24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
But Jesus did not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men.
25 He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
