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1 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
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On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and
2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.
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Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.
3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”
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When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They don't have any wine."
4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”
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Jesus replied, "Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn't come yet."
5 But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
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His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
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Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons.
7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled,
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Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water," and they filled them to the brim.
8 he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions.
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Then he told them, "Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter," and they did.
9 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.
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The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn't know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. The headwaiter called the groom
10 “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!”
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and said, "Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now."
11 This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
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This was the first miraculous sign that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
12 After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.
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After this, Jesus and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there for a few days.
13 It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
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It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.
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He found in the temple those who were selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as those involved in exchanging currency sitting there.
15 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.
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He made a whip from ropes and chased them all out of the temple, including the cattle and the sheep. He scattered the coins and overturned the tables of those who exchanged currency.
16 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!”
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He said to the dove sellers, "Get these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a place of business."
17 Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”
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His disciples remembered that it is written, Passion for your house consumes me.
18 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.”
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Then the Jewish leaders asked him, "By what authority are you doing these things? What miraculous sign will you show us?"
19 “All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
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Jesus answered, "Destroy this temple and in three days I'll raise it up."
20 “What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?”
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The Jewish leaders replied, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in three days?"
21 But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.
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But the temple Jesus was talking about was his body.
22 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.
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After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered what he had said, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
23 Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.
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While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs that he did.
24 But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people.
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But Jesus didn't trust himself to them because he knew all people.
25 No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.
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He didn't need anyone to tell him about human nature, for he knew what human nature was.
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