John 2
1 Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
And on the third day, a wedding was held in Cana of Galilee, and 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.
Now Jesus was also invited to the wedding, with his disciples.
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]?”
And when the wine was failing, 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].”
And Jesus said to her: “What is that to me and to you, woman? My hour has not yet arrived.”
5 Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
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 in that place, there were six stone water jars, for the purification ritual of the Jews, containing two or three measures each.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
Jesus said to them, “Fill the water jars with water.” And they filled them to the very 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.
And Jesus said to them, “Now draw from it, and carry it to the chief steward of the feast.” And 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,
Then, when the chief steward had tasted the water made into wine, since he did not know where it was from, for only the servants who had drawn the water knew, the chief steward called the groom,
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 he said to him: “Every man offers the good wine first, and then, when they have become inebriated, he offers what is worse. But you have kept the good wine until 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 was the beginning of the signs that Jesus accomplished in Cana of Galilee, and it manifested his glory, and his disciples believed 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 descended to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they did not remain there for many days.
13 Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
And the Passover of the Jews was near, and so Jesus ascended 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 he found, sitting in the temple, sellers of oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers.
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 when he had made something like a whip out of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, including the sheep and the oxen. And he poured out the brass coins of the moneychangers, and he overturned 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 selling doves, he said: “Take these things out of here, and do not make my Father’s house into a house of commerce.”
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 truly, his disciples were reminded that it is written: “Zeal for your house consumes me.”
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 responded and said to him, “What sign can you show to us, that you may do these things?”
19 Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
Jesus responded and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
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]”
Then the Jews said, “This temple has been built up over forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?”
21 But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
Yet he was speaking about the Temple of 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].
Therefore, when he had resurrected from the dead, his disciples were reminded that he had said this, and they believed in the Scriptures and in the word that Jesus had spoken.
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 at Jerusalem during the Passover, on the day of the feast, many trusted in his name, seeing his signs that he was accomplishing.
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 trust himself to them, because he himself had knowledge of all persons,
25 He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
and because he had no need of anyone to offer testimony about a man. For he knew what was within a man.
