| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. | 1On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and |
| 2Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. | 2Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well. |
| 3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” | 3When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother told Him, "They don't have any wine." |
| 4And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” | 4"What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?" Jesus asked. "My hour has not yet come."" |
| 5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” | 5Do whatever He tells you," His mother told the servants. |
| 6Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. | 6Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons. |
| 7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. | 7"Fill the jars with water," Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. |
| 8And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. | 8Then He said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the chief servant." And they did. |
| 9When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom | 9When the chief servant tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from--though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom |
| 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” | 10and told him, "Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people have drunk freely, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now." |
| 11This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. | 11Jesus performed this first sign in Cana of Galilee. He displayed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. |
| 12After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days. | 12After this, He went down to Capernaum, together with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there only a few days. |
| 13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. | 13The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
| 14In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. | 14In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there. |
| 15And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. | 15After making a whip out of cords, He drove everyone out of the temple complex with their sheep and oxen. He also poured out the money changers' coins and overturned the tables. |
| 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” | 16He told those who were selling doves, "Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!" |
| 17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” | 17And His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for Your house will consume Me. |
| 18So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” | 18So the Jews replied to Him, "What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?" |
| 19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” | 19Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days." |
| 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” | 20Therefore the Jews said, "This sanctuary took 46 years to build, and will You raise it up in three days?" |
| 21But he was speaking about the temple of his body. | 21But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body. |
| 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. | 22So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. And they believed the Scripture and the statement Jesus had made. |
| 23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. | 23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many trusted in His name when they saw the signs He was doing. |
| 24But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people | 24Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all |
| 25and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man. | 25and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man. |
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