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1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
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On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and
2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
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Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.
3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
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When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They don't have any wine."
4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour 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 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
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His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or 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 said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
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Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water," and they filled them to the brim.
8 He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it.
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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 steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom
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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 and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine 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 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and 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 this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days.
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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 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.
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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 Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned 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 He told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house 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 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."
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His disciples remembered that it is written, Passion for your house consumes me.
18 The Jews then said to him, "What sign can you show us for doing this?"
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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 Jesus answered them, "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 The Jews then said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up 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 he was speaking of the temple of his 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 that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
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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 When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing.
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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 on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
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But Jesus didn't trust himself to them because he knew all people.
25 and needed no one to testify about anyone; for he himself knew what was in everyone.
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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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