Jesus
Changes Water to Wine
On
the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.
Jesus'
mother was there,
2
And Jesus and His Disciples
Had
also been invited to the wedding.
3
When the wine was gone,
Jesus
mother said t Him,
'They
have no more wine.'
4
'Dear woman, why do you involve Me?'
'MY
TIME HAS NOT YET COME.'
5
His mother said to the servants,
'Do
whatever He tells you.'
6
Nearby stood six stone water jars,
The
kind used by the Jews for Ceremonial Washing,
Each
holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7
Jesus said to the servants,
'Fill
the Jars with water';
So
they filled them to the brim.
8
then He told them,
'Now
draw some out
And
take it to the Master of the Banquet.'
They
did so,
9
And 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 and said,
10
'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.'
11
THIS, THE FIRST OF HIS MIRACULOUS SIGNS,
JESUS
PERFORMED IN CANA OF GALILEE.
HE
THUS REVEALED HIS GLORY,
AND
HIS DISCIPLES PUT THEIR FAITH IN HIM.
Jesus
Clears the Temple
12
After this He went down to Capernaum
With
his mother and brothers and His Disciples.
There
they stayed for a few days.
13
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,
Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.
14
In the Temple Courts
He
found men selling cattle, sheep and doves,
And
others sitting at tables exchanging money.
15
So He mad a Whip out of cords,
And
Drove all from the Temple area,
Both
sheep and cattle;
He
Scattered the coins of the money changers
And
overturned their tables.
16
To those who sold doves He said,
'GET
OUT OF HERE!
HOW
DARE YOU TURN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
INTO
A MARKET!
17
His Disciples remembered that it is written:
'ZEAL
FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.'
18
Then the Jews Demanded of Him,
'WHAT
MIRACULOUS SIGN CAN YOU SHOW US
TO
PROVE YOUR AUTHORITY TO DO ALL THIS?'
19
Jesus answered them,
'DESTROY
THIS TEMPLE,
AND
I WILL RAISE IT AGAIN IN THREE DAYS.'
20
The Jews replied,
'It
has taken forty-six years to build this Temple,
And
you are going to raise it in three days?'
21
But the Temple He had spoken of was His body.
22
After 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.
23
Now while He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast,
Many
people saw the Miraculous Signs He was doing
AND
BELIEVED IN HIS NAME.
24
BUT JESUS WOULD NOT ENTRUST HIMSELF TO THEM,
FOR
HE KNEW ALL MEN.
25
HE DID NOT NEED MAN'S TESTIMONY ABOUT MAN,
FOR
HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN A MAN.
(John
2)
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