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The Gospel According to St. John

Literal Standard Version :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 2 -

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And [on] the third day a wedding happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there,
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and also Jesus was called, and His disciples, to the wedding;
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and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus says to Him, “They have no wine”;
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Jesus says to her, “What [is that] to Me and to you, woman? My hour is not yet come.”
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His mother says to the servants, “Whatever He may say to youdo.”
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And there were six water-jugs of stone there, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.
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Jesus says to them, “Fill the water-jugs with water”; and they filled themto the brim;
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and He says to them, “Draw out, now, and carry to the headwaiter”; and they bore.
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And as the headwaiter tasted the water become wine, and did not know where it is from (but the servants knew, who have drawn the water), the headwaiter calls the bridegroom,
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and says to him, “Every man, at first, sets forth the good wine; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; you kept the good wine until now.”
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This [is the] beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him;

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48)
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after this He went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not remain there many days.
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And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
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and He found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,
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and having made a whip of small cords, He put all forth out of the temple, also the sheep, and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money-changers, and He overthrew the tables,
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and He said to those selling the doves, “Take these things from here; do not make the house of My Father a house of merchandise.”
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And His disciples remembered that it is written: “The zeal of Your house ate Me up”;
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the Jews then answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to usthat You do these things?”
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Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
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The Jews, therefore, said, “This temple was built [in] forty-six years, and will You raise it up in three days?”
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But He spoke concerning the temple of His body;
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when, then, He was raised out of the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this to them, and they believed the Writing, and the word that Jesus said.
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And as He was in Jerusalem, in the Passover, in the celebration, many believed in His Name, beholding His signs that He was doing;
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and Jesus Himself was not trusting Himself to them, because of His knowing all [men],
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and because He had no need that any should testify concerning man, for He Himself was knowing what was in man.
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The third day, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesusmother was there.
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Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the wedding.
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When the wine ran out, Jesusmother said to him, “They have no wine.”
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Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”
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His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”
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Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jewsway of purifying, containing two or three metretes(a) apiece.
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Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.
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He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it.
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When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom
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and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!”
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This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48)
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After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
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The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
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He made a whip of cords and drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changersmoney and overthrew their tables.
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To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
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His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”(b)
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The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
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Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
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The Jews therefore said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?”
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But he spoke of the temple of his body.
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When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
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Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.
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But Jesus didn’t entrust himself to them, because he knew everyone,
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and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

Footnotes

(a)2:6 2 to 3 metretes is about 20 to 30 U. S. Gallons, or 75 to 115 liters.
(b)2:17 ℘ Psalms 69:9