1 O n the third day there was a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

Three days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in the country of Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there.

2 J esus also was invited with His disciples to the wedding.

Jesus and His followers were asked to come to the wedding.

3 A nd when the wine was all gone, the mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no more wine!

When the wine was all gone, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

4 J esus said to her, '> Dear] woman, what is that to you and to Me? My time (hour to act) has not yet come.

Jesus said to her, “Woman, what is that to you and to Me. It is not time for Me to work yet.”

5 H is mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do it.

His mother said to the helpers, “Do whatever He says.”

6 N ow there were six waterpots of stone standing there, as the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing) demanded, holding twenty to thirty gallons apiece.

Six stone water jars were there. Each one held about one-half barrel of water. These water jars were used in the Jewish worship of washing.

7 J esus said to them, Fill the waterpots with water. So they filled them up to the brim.

Jesus said to the helpers, “Fill the jars with water.” They filled them to the top.

8 T hen He said to them, Draw some out now and take it to the manager of the feast. So they took him some.

Then He said, “Take some out and give it to the head man who is caring for the people.” They took some to him.

9 A nd when the manager tasted the water just now turned into wine, not knowing where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew—he called the bridegroom

The head man tasted the water that had become wine. He did not know where it came from but the helpers who took it to him knew. He called the man who had just been married.

10 A nd said to him, Everyone else serves his best wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then he serves that which is not so good; but you have kept back the good wine until now!

The head man said to him, “Everyone puts out his best wine first. After people have had much to drink, he puts out the wine that is not so good. You have kept the good wine until now!”

11 T his, the first of His signs (miracles, wonderworks), Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

This was the first powerful work Jesus did. It was done in Cana of Galilee where He showed His power. His followers put their trust in Him.

12 A fter that He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

After this He went down to the city of Capernaum. His mother and brothers and followers went with Him. They stayed there a few days. Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God

13 N ow the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

It was time for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 T here He found in the temple '> enclosure] those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting there.

He went into the house of God and found cattle and sheep and doves being sold. Men were sitting there changing money.

15 A nd having made a lash (a whip) of cords, He drove them all out of the temple '> enclosure]—both the sheep and the oxen—spilling and scattering the brokers’ money and upsetting and tossing around their trays (their stands).

Jesus made a whip of small ropes. He used it to make them all leave the house of God along with the sheep and cattle. He pushed their money off the tables and turned the tables over.

16 T hen to those who sold the doves He said, Take these things away (out of here)! Make not My Father’s house a house of merchandise (a marketplace, a sales shop)!

He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things out of here! You must not make My Father’s house a place for buying and selling!”

17 A nd His disciples remembered that it is written, Zeal (the fervor of love) for Your house will eat Me up.

Then His followers remembered that it was written in the Holy Writings, “I am jealous for the honor of Your house.” The Jews Ask for Something Special to See

18 T hen the Jews retorted, What sign can You show us, seeing You do these things?

Then the Jews asked Him, “What can You do to show us You have the right and the power to do these things?”

19 J esus answered them, Destroy (undo) this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.

Jesus answered them, “Destroy this house of God and in three days I will build it again.”

20 T hen the Jews replied, It took forty-six years to build this temple (sanctuary), and will You raise it up in three days?

Then the Jews said, “It took forty-six years to build this house of God. Will You build it up in three days?”

21 B ut He had spoken of the temple which was His body.

Jesus was speaking of His body as the house of God.

22 W hen therefore He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this. And so they believed and trusted and relied on the Scripture and the word (message) Jesus had spoken.

After Jesus had been raised from the dead, His followers remembered He said this. They believed the Holy Writings and what He had said.

23 B ut when He was in Jerusalem during the Passover Feast, many believed in His name after seeing His signs (wonders, miracles) which He was doing.

Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Many people put their trust in Him when they saw the powerful works He did.

24 B ut Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew all;

But Jesus did not trust them because He knew all men.

25 A nd He did not need anyone to bear witness concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in human nature.

He did not need anyone to tell Him about man. He knew what was in man.