New Testament · Gospels and Acts
John chapter 2
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Two days later, there was a in , a town in the region, and Jesus’ mother was there.Jesus and his had also been invited to the wedding.When the ran out, Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”Jesus said to her, “, ? My hasn’t come yet.”His mother told the , “Whatever he tells you to do, do it.”Now there were six sitting there, the kind used for Jewish . Each one held about twenty to thirty gallons.Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them right to the top.Then he said, “Now draw some out and take it to the .” So they did.When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that had been turned into wine, he had no idea where it had come from — though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom overand said, “Everyone else serves the first, and then brings out the cheaper stuff after people have had plenty to drink. But you’ve saved the best for now!”This was Jesus’ first , done in Cana in the Galilee region. It was a of who he really was, and his followers him.After this, Jesus went down to with his mother, his brothers, and his followers, and they stayed there for a few days.The Jewish celebration was coming up, so Jesus traveled up to .In the , he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables .So he made a out of cords and drove everyone out of the temple courts — the sheep and the cattle too. He scattered the money changers’ coins and flipped over their tables.To the dove sellers he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning into a !”His followers remembered that the Scripture said, “ for your house will me.”The confronted him: “What can you show us to prove you have the right to do this?”Jesus answered them, “Tear down this , and I will in three days.”The Jewish leaders shot back, “It took to build this temple, and you’re going to raise it in three days?”But the he was talking about was his own .So after he was , his followers remembered that he had said this. And they the Scripture and the words Jesus had spoken.While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover festival, many people saw the miraculous signs he was performing and put their trust in his .But Jesus didn’t himself to them, because he understood human nature all too well.He didn’t need anyone to tell him what people were really like. He already .