John 2

₁After 2 days there was a wedding. A man and a woman married in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there ₂and the people also invited Jesus and his disciples to the wedding. ₃When there was no more wine, Jesus' mother said to Him: ‘They have no more wine.’ ₄Jesus said to her: ‘Dear woman, why do you tell Me this? My time has not come yet.’

₅Jesus' mother said to the steward: ‘You must do what Jesus tells you to do.’

₆There were 6 stone water barrels. The Jews used the water in these barrels to wash and purify themselves. There were 2 to 3 measures of water in every barrel. ₇Jesus told the stewards: ‘Fill the barrels with water.’

They made the barrels full of water to the top. ₈Then Jesus told them: ‘Now pour out the water and give it to the chief-steward.’

They gave some of this water to the chief-steward. ₉The chief-steward tasted the water, but the water had become wine. He did not know where the wine came from, but the stewards who poured the water knew. The chief-steward called the bridegroom ₁₀and said to him: ‘People always give their guests the best wine first, and when everyone has had a lot of wine, then they give them the wine that is not so good. But you have kept the best wine and now you give it to them.’

₁₁This was Jesus' first miracle. He did it in the town of Cana in Galilee. There Jesus showed the people that He was God and his disciples believed in Him. ₁₂Then Jesus, his mother, his brothers and his disciples went to the town of Capernaum for a few days.

₁₃It was near the time of the Jewish Passover and Jesus went to Jerusalem. ₁₄At the temple He saw people who were selling cattle, sheep and doves. There were also people who exchanged money. ₁₅Jesus took some rope and He made a whip. Then He chased all of them out of the temple-ground, and also the sheep and cattle. He threw the money of the people who had exchanged it onto the ground and He pushed over their tables. ₁₆He said to the people who sold doves: ‘Take these things out of here. Do not make my Father's house a place for buying and selling.’

₁₇And his disciples remembered that in the Old_Testament it is written:

₁₈The Jews asked Jesus: ‘Who said You may do this? Show us a miracle to show that You may do these things.’ ₁₉Jesus said to them: ‘You can break down this temple and I will build it again in 3 days.’

₂₀The Jews said: ‘People have worked for 46 years to build this temple. And You say You can build it in 3 days. We don't believe You.’ ₂₁But Jesus was talking about his own body when He talked about the temple. ₂₂Later, after Jesus had died and He lived again, the disciples remembered the words that He had said. Then they believed in the Old_Testament and the words that Jesus had said.

₂₃Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover. Many people saw the miracles that He did and they started to believe in Him. ₂₄But Jesus knew what they were thinking. He knew that they did not_really believe in Him. ₂₅Jesus did not need anyone to tell Him what a person was like. He already knew what people were thinking.