John 2
1 Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
On the third day two people were going to be married at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there:
2 Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
And Jesus with his disciples came as guests.
3 When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
When they had not enough wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
Jesus said to her, Woman, this is not your business; my time is still to come.
5 Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.
6 There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
Now six pots of stone, every one taking two or three firkins of water, were placed there for the purpose of washing, as is the way of the Jews.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
Jesus said to the servants, Make the pots full of water. And they made them full to the top.
8 Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
Then he said to them, Now take some, and give it to the master of the feast. So they took it to him.
9 (The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
After tasting the water which had now become wine, the master of the feast (having no idea where it came from, though it was clear to the servants who took the water out) sent for the newly-married man,
10 and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
And said to him, Every man first puts out his best wine and when all have had enough he puts out what is not so good; but you have kept the good wine till now.
11 That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee and let his glory be seen openly; and his disciples put their faith in him.
12 Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they were there not more than two or three days.
13 Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
The time of the Passover of the Jews was near and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats:
15 Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
And he made a whip of small cords and put them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen, sending in all directions the small money of the changers and overturning their tables;
16 He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.
17 Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.
18 So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
19 Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days.
20 So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days!
21 But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
But his words were about that holy building which was his body.
22 [Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.
23 While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.
24 But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all.
25 He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
