John 2
1 And [on] the third day a wedding happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there,
Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 and also Jesus was called, and His disciples, to the wedding;
Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
3 and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus says to Him, “They have no wine”;
When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
4 Jesus says to her, “What [is that] to Me and to you, woman? My hour is not yet come.”
Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
5 His mother says to the servants, “Whatever He may say to you—do.”
Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
6 And there were six water-jugs of stone there, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.
There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
7 Jesus says to them, “Fill the water-jugs with water”; and they filled them—to the brim;
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
8 and He says to them, “Draw out, now, and carry to the headwaiter”; and they bore.
Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 And as the headwaiter tasted the water become wine, and did not know where it is from (but the servants knew, who have drawn the water), the headwaiter calls the bridegroom,
(The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
10 and says to him, “Every man, at first, sets forth the good wine; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; you kept the good wine until now.”
and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
11 This [is the] beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him;
That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
12 after this He went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not remain there many days.
Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
13 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
14 and He found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,
There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
15 and having made a whip of small cords, He put all forth out of the temple, also the sheep, and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money-changers, and He overthrew the tables,
Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
16 and He said to those selling the doves, “Take these things from here; do not make the house of My Father a house of merchandise.”
He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
17 And His disciples remembered that it is written: “The zeal of Your house ate Me up”;
Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
18 the Jews then answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us—that You do these things?”
So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
20 The Jews, therefore, said, “This temple was built [in] forty-six years, and will You raise it up in three days?”
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
21 But He spoke concerning the temple of His body;
But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
22 when, then, He was raised out of the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this to them, and they believed the Writing, and the word that Jesus said.
[Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
23 And as He was in Jerusalem, in the Passover, in the celebration, many believed in His Name, beholding His signs that He was doing;
While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
24 and Jesus Himself was not trusting Himself to them, because of His knowing all [men],
But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
25 and because He had no need that any should testify concerning man, for He Himself was knowing what was in man.
He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
