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1 Two days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,
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The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
2 and Jesus and his followers were also invited to the wedding.
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and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.
3 When all the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
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The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”
4 Jesus answered, "Dear woman, why come to me? My time has not yet come."
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“Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you to do."
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But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 In that place there were six stone water jars that the Jews used in their washing ceremony. Each jar held about twenty or thirty gallons.
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Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled the jars to the top.
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Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled,
8 Then he said to them, "Now take some out and give it to the master of the feast." So they took the water to the master.
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he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions.
9 When he tasted it, the water had become wine. He did not know where the wine came from, but the servants who had brought the water knew. The master of the wedding called the bridegroom
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When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.
10 and said to him, "People always serve the best wine first. Later, after the guests have been drinking awhile, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the best wine till now."
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“A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!”
11 So in Cana of Galilee Jesus did his first miracle. There he showed his glory, and his followers believed in him.
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This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After this, Jesus went to the town of Capernaum with his mother, brothers, and followers. They stayed there for just a few days.
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After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast, Jesus went to Jerusalem.
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It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
14 In the Temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves. He saw others sitting at tables, exchanging different kinds of money.
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In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.
15 Jesus made a whip out of cords and forced all of them, both the sheep and cattle, to leave the Temple. He turned over the tables and scattered the money of those who were exchanging it.
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Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers’ coins over the floor, and turned over their tables.
16 Then he said to those who were selling pigeons, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a place for buying and selling!"
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Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!”
17 When this happened, the followers remembered what was written in the Scriptures: "My strong love for your Temple completely controls me."
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Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”
18 The Jews said to Jesus, "Show us a miracle to prove you have the right to do these things."
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But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.”
19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days."
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“All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
20 The Jews answered, "It took forty-six years to build this Temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?"
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“What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?”
21 (But the temple Jesus meant was his own body.
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But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.
22 After Jesus was raised from the dead, his followers remembered that Jesus had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the words Jesus had said.)
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After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.
23 When Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Feast, many people believed in him because they saw the miracles he did.
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Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.
24 But Jesus did not trust himself to them because he knew them all.
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But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people.
25 He did not need anyone to tell him about people, because he knew what was in people's minds.
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No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.
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