John 2
2
Wedding at Cana
1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and 2Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They don’t have any wine.”
4Jesus replied, “Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn’t come yet.”
5His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons.
7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water,” and they filled them to the brim. 8Then he told them, “Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter,” and they did. 9The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
The headwaiter called the groom 10and said, “Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now.” 11This was the first miraculous sign that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
12After this, Jesus and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there for a few days.
Jesus in Jerusalem at Passover
13It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14He found in the temple those who were selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as those involved in exchanging currency sitting there. 15He made a whip from ropes and chased them all out of the temple, including the cattle and the sheep. He scattered the coins and overturned the tables of those who exchanged currency. 16He said to the dove sellers, “Get these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place of business.” 17His disciples remembered that it is written, Passion for your house consumes me.#2.17 Ps 69:9
18Then the Jewish leaders asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? What miraculous sign will you show us?”
19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple and in three days I’ll raise it up.”
20The Jewish leaders replied, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in three days?” 21But the temple Jesus was talking about was his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered what he had said, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
23While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs that he did. 24But Jesus didn’t trust himself to them because he knew all people. 25He didn’t need anyone to tell him about human nature, for he knew what human nature was.
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John 2
2
Wedding at Cana
1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and 2Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They don’t have any wine.”
4Jesus replied, “Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn’t come yet.”
5His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons.
7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water,” and they filled them to the brim. 8Then he told them, “Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter,” and they did. 9The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
The headwaiter called the groom 10and said, “Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now.” 11This was the first miraculous sign that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
12After this, Jesus and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there for a few days.
Jesus in Jerusalem at Passover
13It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14He found in the temple those who were selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as those involved in exchanging currency sitting there. 15He made a whip from ropes and chased them all out of the temple, including the cattle and the sheep. He scattered the coins and overturned the tables of those who exchanged currency. 16He said to the dove sellers, “Get these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place of business.” 17His disciples remembered that it is written, Passion for your house consumes me.#2.17 Ps 69:9
18Then the Jewish leaders asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? What miraculous sign will you show us?”
19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple and in three days I’ll raise it up.”
20The Jewish leaders replied, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in three days?” 21But the temple Jesus was talking about was his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered what he had said, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
23While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs that he did. 24But Jesus didn’t trust himself to them because he knew all people. 25He didn’t need anyone to tell him about human nature, for he knew what human nature was.
2011 Common English Bible. All rights reserved.