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THE WEDDING AT CANA
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The next day* there was a wedding
celebration in the village of Cana in
Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and
Jesus and his disciples were also invited
to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran
out during the festivities, so J esus’ mother
told him, “They have no more wine.”
4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet
come.”
5 But his mother told the servants, “Do
whatever he tells you.”
6 Standing nearby were six stone water
jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty
gallons.* 7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill
the jars with water.” When the jars had
been filled, 8 he said, “Now dip some out,
and take it to the master of ceremonies.”
So the servants followed his instructions.
9 When the master of ceremonies tasted
the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of
course, the servants knew), he called the
bridegroom over. 10 “A host always serves
the best wine first,” he said. “Then,
when everyone has had a lot to drink, he
brings out the less expensive wine. But
you have kept the best until now!”
11 This miraculous sign at Cana in Gal
ilee was the first time Jesus revealed his
glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After the wedding he went to Caper
naum for a few days with his mother, his
brothers, and his disciples.
JESUS CLEARS THE TEMPLE
It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Je
rusalem. 14 In the Temple area he saw
merchants selling cattle, sheep, and
doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.
15
Jesus made a whip from some ropes
and chased them all out of the Temple.
He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers’ coins over
the floor, and turned over their tables.
16 Then, going over to the people who
sold doves, he told them, “Get these
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2:1 Greek On the third day; see 1:35, 43. 2:6 Greek 2 or
3 measures [75 to 113 liters]. 2:17 Or “Concern for God’s
house will be my undoing.” Ps 69:9. 3:3 Or born from
above; also in 3:7.
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things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!”
17 Then his disciples remembered this
prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion
for God’s house will consume me.”*
18 But the Jew
ish leaders demanded,
“What are you doing? If God gave you
authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.”
19 “All right,” J
esus replied. “Destroy
this temple, and in three days I will raise
it up.”
20 “What!” they exclaimed. “It has
taken f orty-six years to build this Temple,
and you can rebuild it in three days?”
21 But when
Jesus said “this temple,”
he meant his own body. 22 After he was
raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they
believed both the Scriptures and what
Jesus had said.
JESUS AND NICODEMUS
Because of the miraculous signs Jesus
did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. 24 But
Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew
all about people. 25 No one needed to tell
him about human nature, for he knew
what was in each person’s heart.
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There was a man named Nicodemus,
a Jewish religious leader who was a
Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he
came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he
said, “we all know that God has sent you
to teach us. Your miraculous signs are
evidence that God is with you.”
3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,* you cannot see
the Kingdom of God.”
4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nic
odemus. “How can an old man go back
into his mother’s womb and be born
again?”
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Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one
ANGER
(2:15-16) Jesus obviously was angry with the
merchants who conducted business in the Temple.
Although there is a difference between uncontrolled
rage and righteous indignation, both are called
anger. How we use the powerful emotion of anger
makes all the difference. Jesus used his anger for
good instead of evil. Do you feel angry? How can
you use your anger to bring about positive changes?
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