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Miracle at Cana

1 On athe third° day° there was a wedding° in bCana° of Galilee°, and the cmother° of Jesus° was there°; 2 and both° Jesus° and His adisciples° were invited° to the wedding°. 3 When the wine° ran° out, the mother° of Jesus° *said° to Him, “They have° no° wine°.” 4 And Jesus° *said° to her, aWoman°, Ibwhat° does that have to do with us? cMy hour° has° not yet° come°.” 5 His amother° *said° to the servants°, “Whatever°°° He says° to you, do° it.” 6 Now° there were six° stone° waterpots° set° there° afor the Jewish° custom of purification°, containing° Itwenty° or° thirty° gallons° each°. 7 Jesus° *said° to them, “Fill° the waterpots° with water°.” So° they filled° them up to the brim°. 8 And He *said° to them, “Draw° [some] out now° and take° it to the Iheadwaiter°.” So° they took° it [to him]. 9 When° the headwaiter° tasted° the water° awhich 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°, 10 and *said° to him, “Every° man° serves° the good° wine° first°, and when° [the people] ahave Idrunk° freely°, [then he serves] the poorer° [wine; but] you have kept° the good° wine° until° now°.” 11 This° beginning° of [His] Iasigns° Jesus° did° in Cana° of bGalilee°, and manifested° His cglory°, and His disciples° believed° in Him.

[1] aJn 1:29, 35, 43 bJn 2:11; 4:46; 21:2 cMt 12:46
[2] aJn 1:40-49; 2:12, 17, 22; 3:22; 4:2, 8, 27; 6:8, 12, 16, 22, 24, 60f, 66; 7:3; 8:31
[4] ILit what to Me and to you (a Hebrew idiom) aJn 19:26 bMt 8:29 cJn 7:6, 8, 30; 8:20
[5] aMt 12:46
[6] ILit two or three measures aMk 7:3f; Jn 3:25
[8] IOr steward
[9] aJn 4:46
[10] IOr have become drunk aMt 24:49; Lk 12:45; Ac 2:15; 1Co 11:21; Ep 5:18; 1Th 5:7; Rv 17:2, 6
[11] IOr attesting miracles; i.e. one which points to the supernatural power of God in redeeming grace aJn 2:23; 3:2; 4:54; 6:2, 14, 26, 30; 7:31; 9:16; 10:41; 11:47; 12:18, 37; 20:30 bJn 1:43 cJn 1:14

12 ¶ After° this° He went° down° to aCapernaum°, He and His bmother° and [His] bbrothers° and His cdisciples°; and they stayed° there° a few°° days°.

[12] aMt 4:13 bMt 12:46 cJn 2:2

First Passover—Cleansing the Temple

13aThe Passover° of the Jews° was near°, and Jesus° bwent° up to Jerusalem°. 14 aAnd He found° in the temple° those° who were selling° oxen° and sheep° and doves°, and the money° changers° seated° [at their tables]. 15 And 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°; 16 and to those° who were selling° athe doves° He said°, “Take° these° things° away°; stop° making° bMy Father’s° house° a Iplace° of business°.” 17 His adisciples° remembered° that it was written°, “bZEAL° FOR YOUR HOUSE° WILL CONSUME° ME.” 18 aThe Jews° then° said° to Him, “bWhat° sign° do You show° us Ias your authority for doing° these° things°?” 19 Jesus° answered° them, aDestroy° this° Itemple°, and in three° days° I will raise° it up.” 20 aThe Jews° then° said°, “It took bforty-six°°° years° to build° this° Itemple°, and will You raise° it up in three° days°?” 21 But He was speaking° of athe Itemple° of His body°. 22 So° when° He was raised° from the dead°, His adisciples° bremembered° that He said° this°; and they believed° cthe Scripture° and the word° which° Jesus° had spoken°.

[13] aDt 16:1-6; Jn 5:1; 6:4; 11:55 bLk 2:41; Jn 2:23
[14] aJn 2:14-16: Mt 21:12ff; Mk 11:15, 17; Lk 19:45f; Mal 3:1ff
[16] ILit house aMt 21:12 bLk 2:49
[17] aJn 2:2 bPs 69:9
[18] ILit that You do these aJn 1:19 bMt 12:38
[19] IOr sanctuary aMt 26:61; 27:40; Mk 14:58; 15:29; Ac 6:14
[20] IOr sanctuary aJn 1:19 bEzr 5:16
[21] IOr sanctuary a1Co 6:19
[22] aJn 2:2 bLk 24:8; Jn 2:17; 12:16; 14:26 cPs 16:10; Lk 24:26f; Jn 20:9; Ac 13:33

23 ¶ Now° when° He was in Jerusalem° at athe Passover°, during° the feast°, many° believed° in His name°, bobserving° His signs° which° He was doing°. 24 But Jesus°, on His part°, was not entrusting° Himself° to them, for aHe knew° all° men°, 25 and because° He did not need° anyone° to testify° concerning° man°, afor He Himself° knew° what° was in man°.

[23] aJn 2:13 bJn 2:11
[24] aAc 1:24; 15:8
[25] aMt 9:4; Jn 1:42, 47; 6:61, 64; 13:11


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Christ turneth water into wine,

1 ¶ Andº the² thirdº dayº there wasºª a marriageº inº Canaº of Galilee;º andº the² motherº of Jesusº wasºª there:º 2 Andº bothº Jesusº was called,ºª andº hisº disciples,º toº the² marriage.º 3 Andº when they wantedºª wine,º the² motherº of Jesusº saithºª untoº him,º They haveºª noº wine.º 4 Jesusº saithºª unto her,º Woman,º what¹ have I¹ to do with¹ thee?º²²² mineº hourº is¹ª not yetº come.ºª 5 Hisº motherº saithºª unto the² servants,º Whatsoeverºº he saithºª unto you,º doºª [it]. 6 Andº there wereºª setºª thereº sixº waterpotsº of stone,º afterº the² manner of the purifyingº of the² Jews,º containingºª twoº orº threeº firkinsº apiece.º 7 Jesusº saithºª unto them,º Fillºª the² waterpotsº with water.º Andº they filledºª themº up¹ª toº the brim.º 8 Andº he saithºª unto them,º Draw outºª now,º andº bearºª unto the² governor of the feast.º Andº they bareºª [it]. 9 º Whenº the² ruler of the feastº had tastedºª the² waterº that was madeºª wine,º andº knewºª notº whenceº it was:ºª (butº the² servantsº which¹ drewºª the² waterº knew;)ºª the² governor of the feastº calledºª the² bridegroom,º 10 Andº saithºª unto him,º Everyº manº at the beginningº doth set forthºª goodº wine;º andº whenº men have well drunk,ºª thenº that which is worse:º [but] thouº hast keptºª the² goodº wineº untilº now.º 11 Thisº beginningº of miraclesº didºª Jesusº inº Canaº of Galilee,º andº manifested forthºª his¹² glory;º andº hisº disciplesº believedºª onº him.º

[1] Gn 1:27; 2:18; Jsh 19:28; Ps 128:1; Pv 18:22; 19:14; 31:10; Jn 1:43; 4:46; 21:2; Ep 5:30; 1Ti 4:1; He 13:4.
[2] Mt 10:40; 12:19; 25:40, 45; Lk 7:34; 1Co 7:39; 10:31; Col 3:17; He 13:4; Rv 3:20.
[3] Ps 104:15; Ec 10:19; Is 24:11; Mt 26:28; Jn 11:3; Php 4:6.
[4] Dt 33:9; 2S 16:10; 19:22; Ec 3:1; Mt 15:28; Lk 2:49; Jn 7:6, 30; 8:20; 12:23; 13:1; 19:26; 20:13, 15; 2Co 5:16; Ga 2:5.
[5] Gn 6:22; Jg 13:14; Lk 5:5; 6:46; Jn 15:14; Ac 9:6; He 5:9; 11:8.
[6] Mk 7:2; Jn 3:25; Ep 5:26; He 6:2; 9:10, 19; 10:22.
[7] Nu 21:6; Jsh 6:3; 1K 17:13; 2K 4:2; 5:10; Mk 11:2; 14:12; Jn 2:3, 5; Ac 8:26.
[8] Pv 3:5; Ec 9:6; Jn 2:9; Ro 13:7.
[9] Ps 119:100; Jn 4:46; 7:17.
[10] Gn 43:34; Ps 104:15; Pv 9:1, 16; So 5:1; Lk 16:25; Rv 7:16.
[11] Ex 4:9; 7:19; Dt 5:24; Ps 72:19; 96:3; Ec 9:7; Is 40:5; Mal 2:2; Jn 1:14, 17, 50; 3:2; 4:46; 5:23; 11:15; 12:41; 14:9, 13; 20:30; 2Co 3:18; 4:6, 17; Ga 3:10; 1Jn 5:13.

departeth into Capernaum, and to Jerusalem,

12 ¶ Afterº thisº he went downºª toº Capernaum,º he,º andº hisº mother,º andº hisº brethren,º andº hisº disciples:º andº they continuedºª thereº notº manyº days.º

[12] Mt 4:13; 11:23; 12:46; 13:55; Mk 6:3; Jn 6:17; 7:3; Ac 1:13; 1Co 9:5; Ga 1:19.

13 ¶ Andº the² Jews'º passoverº wasºª at hand,º andº Jesusº went upºª toº Jerusalem,º

[13] Ex 12:6; Nu 28:16; Dt 16:1, 16; Lk 2:41; Jn 2:23; 5:1; 6:4; 11:55.

where he purgeth the Temple of buyers and sellers.

14 Andº foundºª inº the² templeº those that soldºª oxenº andº sheepº andº doves,º andº the² changers of moneyº sitting:ºª 15 Andº when he had madeºª a scourgeº ofº small cords,º he droveºª them allº out ofº the² temple,º andº the² sheep,º andº the² oxen;º andº poured outºª the² changers'º money,º andº overthrewºª the² tables;º 16 Andº saidºª unto them that soldºª doves,º Takeºª these thingsº hence;º makeºª notº myº Father'sº houseº an houseº of merchandise.º 17 Andº hisº disciplesº rememberedºª thatº it wasºª written,ºª The² zealº of thineº houseº hath eaten¹ª me¹ up.ºª²

[14] Dt 14:23; Mt 21:12; Mk 11:15; Lk 19:45.
[15] Zc 4:6; Jn 18:6; 2Co 10:4.
[16] Is 56:5; Jr 7:11; Ho 12:7; Mt 21:13; Mk 11:17; Lk 2:49; Jn 5:17; 8:49; 10:29; 20:17; Ac 19:24; 1Ti 6:5; 2P 2:3, 14.
[17] Ps 69:9; 119:139.

18 ¶ Thenº answeredºª the² Jewsº andº saidºª unto him,º Whatº signº shewest² thou¹ª unto us,º seeing thatº thou doestºª these things?º

[18] Mt 12:38; 16:1; 21:23; Mk 8:11; 11:27; Lk 11:29; 20:1; Jn 1:25; 6:30; Ac 4:7; 5:28.

He foretelleth his death and resurrection.

19 Jesusº answeredºª andº saidºª unto them,º Destroyºª thisº temple,º andº inº threeº daysº I will raise¹ª it¹ up.ºª² 20 Thenº saidºª the² Jews,º Forty¹ and¹ sixº²² yearsº was¹ª this¹ temple¹ in building,ºª²² andº wilt¹ª thouº rear¹ª it¹ upºª² inº threeº days?º 21 Butº heº spakeºª ofº the² templeº of his¹² body.º 22 Whenº thereforeº he was risenºª fromº the dead,º hisº disciplesº rememberedºª thatº he had saidºª thisº unto them;º andº they believedºª the² scripture,º andº the² wordº whichº Jesusº had said.ºª

[19] Mt 12:40; 26:60; 27:40, 63; Mk 8:31; 14:58; 15:29; Jn 5:19; 10:17; 11:25; Ac 2:24, 32; 3:15, 26; Ro 4:24; 6:4; 8:11; 1Co 15:3, 12; Col 2:12; 1P 3:18.
[21] Jn 1:14; 1Co 3:16; 6:19; 2Co 6:16; Ep 2:20; Col 1:19; 2:9; He 8:2; 1P 2:4.
[22] Lk 24:7, 44; Jn 2:11, 17; 12:16; 14:26; 16:4; 20:8; Ac 11:16.

Many believed because of his miracles, but he would not trust himself with them.

23 ¶ Nowº whenº he wasºª inº Jerusalemº atº the² passover,º inº the² feastº [day], manyº believedºª inº hisº name,º when they sawºª the² miraclesº¹ whichº he did.ºª 24 Butº Jesusº¹ did¹ª notº commitºª himselfº unto them,º because¹ heº knewºª allº [men], 25 Andºº neededººª notº thatº anyº should testifyºª ofº man:º forº heº knewºª whatº wasºª inº man.º

[23] Mt 13:20; Mk 4:16; Lk 8:13; Jn 3:2; 6:14; 7:31; 8:30; 12:42; Ga 5:6; Ep 3:16; Jm 2:19.
[24] 1S 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; 29:17; Jr 17:9; Mt 9:4; 10:16; Mk 2:8; Jn 1:42, 46; 5:42; 6:15, 64; 16:30; 21:17; Ac 1:24; He 4:13; Rv 2:23.


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