1 The third day, there was a wedding in
Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 Jesus also was invited, with his disciples,
to the wedding.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother
said to him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does
that have to do with you and me? My hour
has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever
he says to you, do it.”
6 Now there were six water pots of stone
set there after the Jews’ way of purifying,
containing two or three metretes† apiece.
7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots
with water.” So they filled them up to the
brim.
8 He said to them, “Now draw some out,
and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they
took it.
9 When the ruler of the feast tasted the
water now become wine, and didn’t know
where it came from (but the servants who
had drawn the water knew), the ruler of
the feast called the bridegroom
10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the
good wine first, and when the guests have
drunk freely, then that which is worse. You
have kept the good wine until now!”
11 This beginning of his signs Jesus did
in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory;
and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this, he went down to Capernaum,
he, and his mother, his brothers,
and his disciples; and they stayed there a
few days.
13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand,
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 He found in the temple those who sold
oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers
of money sitting.
15 He made a whip of cords and drove
all out of the temple, both the sheep and
the oxen; and he poured out the changers’
money and overthrew their tables.
16 To those who sold the doves, he said,
“Take these things out of here! Don’t make
my Father’s house a marketplace!”
17 His disciples remembered that it was
written, “Zeal for your house will eat me
up.”*
18 The Jews therefore answered him,
“What sign do you show us, seeing that you
do these things?”
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
20 The Jews therefore said, “It took fortysix
years to build this temple! Will you
raise it up in three days?”
21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.
22 When therefore he was raised from
the dead, his disciples remembered that he
said this, and they believed the Scripture
and the word which Jesus had said.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the
Passover, during the feast, many believed
in his name, observing his signs which he
did.
24 But Jesus didn’t entrust himself to
them, because he knew everyone,
25 and because he didn’t need for anyone
to testify concerning man; for he himself
knew what was in man.
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