{"book":"John","slug":"john","ch":2,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to John","prev":"john/1","next":"john/3","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,","f":[],"h":"The Wedding at Cana","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"When [the] wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him,“ They have no more wine.”","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"“ Woman, what [is that] to you and to Me?” Jesus replied.“ My hour {has} not yet come.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Woman, what [is that] to you and to Me?” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ My hour {has} not yet come.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"His mother said to the servants,“ Do whatever He tells you.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish [rites of] purification. [Each] could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.","f":["Greek two or three metretae; that is, approximately 20.8 to 31.2 gallons (78.8 to 118.1 liters)"],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"Jesus told [the servants],“ Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to [the] brim.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Jesus told [the servants],"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Fill the jars with water.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"So they filled them to [the] brim."}],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"“ Now draw [some] out,” He said,“ and take [it] to the master of the banquet.” They [did so],","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Now draw [some] out,” He said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ and take [it] to the master of the banquet.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"They [did so],"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was {from}, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then [he] called the bridegroom [aside]","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"and said,“ Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap [wine] after [the guests] are drunk. [But] you have saved the fine wine until now!”","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"After this, He went down to Capernaum [with] His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Cleanses the Temple","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"In the temple [courts] He found [men] selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated [at their tables].","f":["Literally the temple; also in verse 15"]},{"v":15,"t":"[So] He made a whip out of cords [and] drove all from the temple [courts], both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned [their] tables.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"To those selling doves He said,“ Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house {into} a marketplace!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"To those selling doves He said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house {into} a marketplace!”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":17,"t":"His disciples remembered that it is written:“ Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”","f":["Psalm 69:9"],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"On account of this, the Jews demanded,“ What sign can You show us to prove Your [ authority ] to do these things?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"Jesus answered,“ Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"“ This temple {took} forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied,“ and You are going to raise it up in three days?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"But [Jesus] was speaking about the temple [of] His body.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"After He was raised from [the] dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw [the] signs He was doing [and] believed in His name.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"But Jesus {did} not entrust Himself to them, for He knew [them] all.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"He {did} not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in [a] man.","f":[]}]}