John 2
Jesus Changes Water to Wine
The third day, there
was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. Jesus also was invited, with his
disciples, to the marriage. When the wine ran out, Jesus'
mother said to him, "They have no wine."
Jesus said to her,
"Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My
hour has not yet come."
His mother said to the
servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it." Now there were six water pots of
stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece. Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." They filled
them up to the brim. He
said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the
ruler of the feast." So they took it. 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, 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!" This beginning
of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his
disciples believed in him.
Jesus Clears the Temple
After this, he went
down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples;
and they stayed there a few days. The Passover of the Jews was at
hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple those who
sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting. He made a whip of cords, and
threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured
out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables. To those who sold the doves, he
said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my
Father's house a marketplace!" His disciples remembered that it
was written, "Zeal for your house will eat me up."
The Jews therefore
answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these
things?"
Jesus answered them,
"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise
it up."
The Jews therefore
said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you
raise it up in three days?" But he spoke of the temple of his
body. 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.
Now when he was in
Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name,
observing his signs which he did. But Jesus didn't trust himself to
them, because he knew everyone, and because he didn't need for
anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
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