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1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,

1The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

2and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.

3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."

3The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”

4"Woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "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, "Do whatever he tells you."

5But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

6Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.

7Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.

7Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled,

8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so,

8he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions.

9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

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, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till 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!”

11What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed 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 with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for 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

13When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

13It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

14In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.

14In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.

15So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered 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.

16To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a market!"

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 is 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 responded to him, "What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?"

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 I will raise it again in three days."

19 “All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

20They replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it 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 the temple he had spoken of was his body.

21But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.

22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that 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 while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.

23Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.

24But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.

24But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people.

25He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.

25No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

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