John 2
1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
Two days later a wedding was held at Cana in Galilee, and Jesus' mother was there.
2 and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage.
Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3 And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
The wine ran out, so Jesus' mother told him, “They don't have any more wine.”
4 And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
“Mother, why should you involve me? My time hasn't come yet,” he replied.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Standing nearby were six stone jars used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each one holding twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
“Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them right up.
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it.
Then he told them, “Pour some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So they took him some.
9 And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants which had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom,
The master of ceremonies didn't know where it had come from, only the servants knew. But when he tasted the water that had been turned to wine, he called the bridegroom over.
10 and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when [men] have drunk freely, [then] that which is worse: thou hast kept the good wine until now.
“Everyone serves out the best wine first,” he told him, “and once people have had plenty to drink, then they put out the cheaper wine. But you have kept the best wine till last!”
11 This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
This was the very first of Jesus' miraculous signs, and was performed in Cana of Galilee. Here he revealed his glory, and his disciples put their trust in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and [his] brethren, and his disciples: and there they abode not many days.
After this Jesus left for Capernaum with his mother, brothers, and disciples where they stayed for a few days.
13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Since it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went on to Jerusalem.
14 And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
In the Temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves; and money-changers sitting at their tables.
15 and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew their tables;
He made a whip out of cords and drove everyone out of the Temple, along with the sheep and cattle, scattering coins of the money-changers and turning over their tables.
16 and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.
He ordered the dove-sellers, “Take these things out of here! Don't turn my Father's house into a market!”
17 His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house shall eat me up.
His disciples remembered the Scripture that says, “My devotion for your house is like a fire burning inside me!”
18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
The Jewish leaders reacted, asking him, “What right do you have to do this? Show us some miraculous sign to prove it!”
19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Jesus replied, “Destroy this Temple, and in three days I'll raise it up!”
20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?
“It took forty-six years to build this Temple, and you're going to raise it up in three days?” the Jewish leaders replied.
21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
But the Temple Jesus was speaking of was his body.
22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered what he said, and so they believed in Scripture and Jesus' own words.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.
As a result of the miracles Jesus did while he was in Jerusalem during the Passover, many believed in him.
24 But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,
But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all about people.
25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
He didn't need anyone to tell him about human nature for he knew the way people think.
