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On ^(C1)the third day there was a wedding in ^(C2)Cana of Galilee, and the ^(C3)mother of Jesus was there;

and both Jesus and His ^(C1)disciples were invited to the wedding.

When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus ^(*)said to Him, "They have no wine."

And Jesus ^(*)said to her, "^(F1)(C1)What business do you have with Me, ^(C2)woman? ^(C3)My hour has not yet come."

His ^(C1)mother ^(*)said to the servants, "Whatever He tells you, do it."

Now there were six stone waterpots standing there ^(C1)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing ^(F1)two or three measures each.

Jesus ^(*)said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim.

And He ^(*)said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the ^(F1)headwaiter." And they took it to him.

Now when the headwaiter tasted the water ^(C1)which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter ^(*)called the groom,

and ^(*)said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the guests ^(C1)are drunk, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."

This beginning of His ^(F1)(C1)signs Jesus did in Cana of ^(C2)Galilee, and revealed His ^(C3)glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

After this He went down to ^(C1)Capernaum, He and His ^(C2)mother, and His ^(C2)brothers and His ^(C3)disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

^(C1)The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus ^(C2)went up to Jerusalem.

^(C1)And within the temple grounds He found those who were selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.

And He made a whip of ^(F1)cords, and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;

and to those who were selling ^(C1)the doves He said, "Take these things away from here; stop making ^(C2)My Father's house a ^(F1)place of business!"

His ^(C1)disciples remembered that it was written: "^(C2)ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."

^(C1)The Jews then said to Him, "^(C2)What sign do You show us ^(F1)as Your authority for doing these things?"

Jesus answered them, "^(C1)Destroy this ^(F1)temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

^(C1)The Jews then said, "It took ^(C2)forty-six years to build this ^(F1)temple, and yet You will raise it up in three days?"

But He was speaking about ^(C1)the ^(F1)temple of His body.

So when He was raised from the dead, His ^(C1)disciples ^(C2)remembered that He said this; and they believed ^(C3)the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

Now when He was in Jerusalem at ^(C1)the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name as they ^(C2)observed His signs which He was doing.

But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because ^(C1)He knew all people,

and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, ^(C1)for He Himself knew what was in mankind.