John, 2

1. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

1. Three days later there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee and the mother of Jesus was there.

2. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

2. Jesus was also invited to the wedding with his disciples.

3. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

3. When all the wine provided for the celebration had been served and they had run out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."

4. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

4. Jesus replied, "Woman, your thoughts are not mine! My hour has not yet come."

5. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].

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

6. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

6. Nearby were six stone water jars meant for the ritual washing as practiced by the Jews; each jar could hold twenty or thirty gallons.

7. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

7. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them to the brim.

8. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it].

8. Then Jesus said, "Now draw some out and take it to the steward." So they did.

9. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

9. The steward tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing from where it had come; for only the servants who had drawn the water knew. So, he called the bridegroom

10. And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.

10. to tell him, "Everyone serves the best wine first and when people have drunk enough, he serves that which is ordinary. Instead you have kept the best wine until the end."

11. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

11. This miraculous sign was the first, and Jesus performed it at Cana in Galilee. In this way he let his Glory appear and his disciples believed in him.

12. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

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

13. And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

13. As the Passover of the Jews was at hand, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14. And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

14. In the Temple court he found merchants selling oxen, sheep and doves, and money-changers seated at their tables.

15. And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

15. Making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the Temple court, together with the oxen and sheep. He knocked over the tables of the money-changers, scattering the coins,

16. And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

16. and ordered the people selling doves, "Take all this away and stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!"

17. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

17. His disciples recalled the words of Scripture: Zeal for your House devours me as a fire.

18. Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

18. The Jews then questioned Jesus, "Where are the miraculous signs which give you the right to do this?"

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

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

20. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

20. The Jews then replied, "The building of this temple has already taken forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?"

21. But he spake of the temple of his body.

21. Actually, Jesus was referring to the temple of his body.

22. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

22. Only when he had risen from the dead did his disciples remember these words; then they believed both the Scripture and the words Jesus had spoken.

23. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

23. Jesus stayed in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival and many believed in his Name when they saw the miraculous signs he performed.

24. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all [men],

24. But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all of them.

25. And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

25. He had no need of evidence about anyone for he himself knew what there was in each one.