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1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
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Two days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,
2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
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and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
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When the wine had given out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They are out of wine."
4 “Woman,why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
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"You must not tell me what to do," Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
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Jesus' mother then told 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.
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The Jews have rules about ritual washing, and for this purpose six stone water jars were there, each one large enough to hold between twenty and thirty gallons.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
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Jesus said to the servants, "Fill these jars with water." 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,
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and then he told them, "Now draw some water out and take it to the man in charge of the feast." They took him the water,
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
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which now had turned into wine, and he tasted it. He did not know where this wine had come from (but, of course, the servants who had drawn out the water knew); so he called the bridegroom
10 and said, “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.”
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and said to him, "Everyone else serves the best wine first, and after the guests have drunk a lot, he serves the ordinary wine. But you have kept the best wine until now!"
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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Jesus performed this first miracle in Cana in Galilee; there he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
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After this, Jesus and his mother, brothers, and disciples went to Capernaum and stayed there a few days.
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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It was almost time for the Passover Festival, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
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There in the Temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons, and also the moneychangers sitting at their tables.
15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
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So he made a whip from cords and drove all the animals out of the Temple, both the sheep and the cattle; he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and scattered their coins;
16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
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and he ordered those who sold the pigeons, "Take them out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"
17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
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His disciples remembered that the scripture says, "My devotion to your house, O God, burns in me like a fire."
18 The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
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The Jewish authorities came back at him with a question, "What miracle can you perform to show us that you have the right to do this?"
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
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Jesus answered, "Tear down this Temple, and in three days I will build it again."
20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?”
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"Are you going to build it again in three days?" they asked him. "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple!"
21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.
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But the temple Jesus was speaking about 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.
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So when he was raised from death, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and what Jesus had said.
23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.
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While Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival, many believed in him as they saw the miracles he performed.
24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.
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But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all.
25 He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
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There was no need for anyone to tell him about them, because he himself knew what was in their hearts.