| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. | 1Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, |
| 2Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. | 2and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. |
| 3And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” | 3When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine left." |
| 4Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” | 4Jesus replied, "Woman, why are you saying this to me? My time has not yet come." |
| 5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” | 5His mother told the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it." |
| 6Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. | 6Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. |
| 7Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. | 7Jesus told the servants, "Fill the water jars with water." So they filled them up to the very top. |
| 8And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. | 8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the head steward," and they did. |
| 9When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. | 9When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom |
| 10And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” | 10and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!" |
| 11This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. | 11Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. |
| 12After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. | 12After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days. |
| 13Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. | 13Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
| 14And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. | 14He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables. |
| 15When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. | 15So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. |
| 16And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” | 16To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!" |
| 17Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” | 17His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour me." |
| 18So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” | 18So then the Jewish leaders responded, "What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?" |
| 19Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” | 19Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again." |
| 20Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” | 20Then the Jewish leaders said to him, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?" |
| 21But He was speaking of the temple of His body. | 21But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body. |
| 22Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. | 22So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken. |
| 23Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. | 23Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing. |
| 24But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, | 24But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. |
| 25and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. | 25He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man. |
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