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And on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. And the mother of Jesus was there.

And Jesus was also invited, with His disciples, to the marriage.

And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what is that to us? My hour has not yet come.”

His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

Now there were set there, six water pots of stone, for the purifying of the Jews, containing 20 to 30 gallons apiece.

And Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” Then they filled them up to the brim.

Then He said to them, “Draw from them now, and take it to the master of the feast.” So, they brought it.

Now when the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, (for he knew not from where it came; but the servants who drew the water knew) the master of the feast called the bridegroom,

10 and said to him, “All men at the beginning set out good wine; and when all have drunk freely, then that which is worse. But you have withheld the good wine until now!”

11 Jesus did this beginning of miracles in Cana of Galilee and showed forth His glory. And His disciples believed in Him.

12 After that, He went down into Capernaum, He and his mother, and His brothers, and His disciples. And they did not stay there long.

13 For the Jews’ Passover was at hand. Therefore, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 And He found in the Temple those who sold oxen, and sheep, and doves. And moneychangers were sitting there.

15 Then He made a whip of small cords and drove them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and oxen; and poured out the changers’ money; and overthrew their tables.

16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My father’s house a house of merchandise!”

17 And His disciples remembered that it was written, “The zeal of Your house has devoured me.”

18 Then answered the Jews, and said to Him, “What sign do You show us saying You may do these things?”

19 Jesus answered, and said to them, “Destroy this Temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

20 Then the Jews said, “Forty-six years it took to build this Temple, and You will raise it up in three days?”

21 But He spoke of the temple of His body.

22 Therefore, as soon as He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them. And they believed the Scriptures, and the word which Jesus had said.

23 Now when He was at Jerusalem, at the Passover, at the feast, many believed in His Name when they saw the miracles which He did.

24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all,

25 and had no need for anyone to testify concerning man. He knew what was in a man.

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.(A) Jesus’ mother(B) was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

“Woman,[a](C) why do you involve me?”(D) Jesus replied. “My hour(E) has not yet come.”

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”(F)

Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(G) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b]

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.(H) He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs(I) through which he revealed his glory;(J) and his disciples believed in him.(K)

12 After this he went down to Capernaum(L) with his mother(M) and brothers(N) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts(O)

13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(P) Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(Q) 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,(R) and others sitting at tables exchanging money.(S) 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house(T) into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[c](U)

18 The Jews(V) then responded to him, “What sign(W) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”(X)

19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”(Y)

20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.(Z) 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.(AA) Then they believed the scripture(AB) and the words that Jesus had spoken.

23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,(AC) many people saw the signs(AD) he was performing and believed(AE) in his name.[d] 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(AF) for he knew what was in each person.(AG)

Footnotes

  1. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  2. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters
  3. John 2:17 Psalm 69:9
  4. John 2:23 Or in him