John 2

2 ¹On the third day, a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee; Jesus's mother was there. ²Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. ³When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."

⁴"Woman, why are you bringing me into this?" Jesus replied. "My hour has not yet come."

⁵His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

⁶Six stone water jars stood there, used for Jewish purification, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. ^a a v6 Each jar held about 20 to 30 gallons (75 to 115 liters) — these were large vessels.

⁷Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water," so they filled them to the brim. ⁸He told them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the head steward." So they did.

⁹The master of the banquet tasted the water now wine, not knowing its source—though the servants who drew it knew. So he called the bridegroom aside, ¹⁰and said, "Everyone serves the good wine first, then the lesser once guests are drunk. But you've kept the good wine till now." ¹¹Jesus performed this first sign at Cana in Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

¹²After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, brothers, and disciples, and stayed there a few days.

¹³When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Cleansing the Temple Courts

¹⁴In the temple courts he found sellers of cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. ¹⁵He made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, sheep and cattle alike, poured out the money-changers' coins, and overturned their tables.

¹⁶To the dove sellers he said, "Take these out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace."

¹⁷His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."

¹⁸So the Jews asked, "What sign will you show us for doing these things?"

¹⁹Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

²⁰They replied, "This temple took forty-six years to build, and will you raise it in three days?" ²¹But the temple he had spoken of was his body. ²²After he rose from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and believed the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.

²³While he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, many saw the signs he did and trusted in his name.

²⁴But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. ²⁵He didn't need anyone's testimony about people—he knew what was in each one.