< John 2 >
1 And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
And on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 And Jesus also, and his disciples, were invited to the marriage.
And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the marriage.
3 And wine being deficient, the mother of Jesus says to him, They have no wine.
And the wine having failed, the mother of Jesus said to him: They have no wine.
4 Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come.
Jesus said to her: Woman, what have I to do with you? my hour has not yet come.
5 His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do.
His mother said to the servants: Whatever he says to you, do.
6 Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.
Now, according to the Jewish custom of purifying, six water-pots of stone had been set there, containing each two or three baths.
7 Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
Jesus said to them: Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them to the brim.
8 And he says to them, Draw out now, and carry [it] to the feast-master. And they carried [it].
And he said to them: Draw out now, and carry it to the governor of the feast. And they carried it.
9 But when the feast-master had tasted the water which had been made wine (and knew not whence it was, but the servants knew who drew the water), the feast-master calls the bridegroom,
When the governor of the feast had tasted the water that had been made wine, (and he knew not whence it was, but the servants that had drawn the water knew, ) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and said to him:
10 and says to him, Every man sets on first the good wine, and when [men] have well drunk, then the inferior; thou hast kept the good wine till now.
Every man sets out the good wine first, and when they have drunk freely, then that which is inferior; but you have kept the good wino till now.
11 This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
This beginning of signs Jesus made in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
12 After this he descended to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. And they continued there not many days.
13 And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 And he found in the temple the sellers of oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting;
And he found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting.
15 and, having made a scourge of cords, he cast [them] all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the change of the money-changers, and overturned the tables,
And when he had made a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also, and the oxen, and he poured out the money of the money-changers, and overthrew their tables;
16 and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
and said to those who sold doves: Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.
17 [And] his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me.
And his disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house has eaten me up.
18 The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things?
Then answered the Jews and said to him: What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?
19 Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.
20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple building, and thou wilt raise it up in three days?
Then the Jews said to him: Forty and six years was this temple in building, and will you rebuild it in three days?
21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
22 When therefore he was raised from among [the] dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
When, therefore, 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 And when he was in Jerusalem, at the passover, at the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he wrought.
And while he was in Jerusalem, during the feast of passover, many believed on his name, because they saw the signs that he did.
24 But Jesus himself did not trust himself to them, because he knew all [men],
But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,
25 and that he had not need that any should testify of man, for himself knew what was in man.
and had no need that any one should testify of man, for he himself knew what was in man.