| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; | 1The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, |
| 2and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. | 2and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. |
| 3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." | 3The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.” |
| 4And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come." | 4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” |
| 5His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." | 5But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” |
| 6Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. | 6Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. |
| 7Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim. | 7Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, |
| 8And He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it to him. | 8he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions. |
| 9When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom, | 9When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. |
| 10and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." | 10“A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!” |
| 11This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. | 11This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him. |
| 12After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days. | 12After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples. Jesus Clears the Temple |
| 13The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. | 13It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. |
| 14And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. | 14In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money. |
| 15And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables; | 15Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers’ coins over the floor, and turned over their tables. |
| 16and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business." | 16Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “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." | 17Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.” |
| 18The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?" | 18But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.” |
| 19Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." | 19 “All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” |
| 20The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" | 20“What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?” |
| 21But He was speaking of the temple of His body. | 21But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body. |
| 22So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken. | 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said. Jesus and Nicodemus |
| 23Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. | 23Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. |
| 24But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, | 24But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. |
| 25and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man. | 25No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart. |
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