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Miracle at Cana

¹ On ^(C1)the third day there was a wedding in ^(C2)Cana of Galilee, and the ^(C3)mother of Jesus was there;² and both Jesus and His ^(C1)disciples were invited to the wedding.³ When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus ^(*)said to Him, "They have no wine."⁴ And Jesus ^(*)said to her, "^(F1)(C1)What business do you have with Me, ^(C2)woman? ^(C3)My hour has not yet come."⁵ His ^(C1)mother ^(*)said to the servants, "Whatever He tells you, do it."⁶ Now there were six stone waterpots standing there ^(C1)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing ^(F1)two or three measures each.⁷ Jesus ^(*)said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim.⁸ And He ^(*)said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the ^(F1)headwaiter." And they took it to him.⁹ 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,¹⁰ 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."¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

First Passover—Cleansing the Temple

^13 (C1)The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus ^(C2)went up to Jerusalem.^14 (C1)And within the temple grounds He found those who were selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.¹⁵ 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;¹⁶ 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!"¹⁷ His ^(C1)disciples remembered that it was written: "^(C2)ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."^18 (C1)The Jews then said to Him, "^(C2)What sign do You show us ^(F1)as Your authority for doing these things?"¹⁹ Jesus answered them, "^(C1)Destroy this ^(F1)temple, and in three days I will raise it up."^20 (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?"²¹ But He was speaking about ^(C1)the ^(F1)temple of His body.²² 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.

²³ 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.²⁴ But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because ^(C1)He knew all people,²⁵ and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, ^(C1)for He Himself knew what was in mankind.