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John 1:19-2:25
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The Testimony of John the Baptist

19 This is (A)the testimony of John, when (B)the Jews sent priests and Levites to him (C)from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: “(D)I am not the [a]Christ.” 21 And so they asked him, “What then? Are you (E)Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you (F)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am (G)the voice of one calling [b]out in the wilderness, ‘Make the way of the Lord straight,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

24 And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the [c]Christ, nor Elijah, nor (H)the Prophet?” 26 John answered them, saying, “(I)I baptize [d]in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. 27 It is (J)He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the (K)strap of His sandal.” 28 These things took place in Bethany (L)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing people.

29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him, and *said, “Behold, (M)the Lamb of God who (N)takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He in behalf of whom I said, ‘(O)After me is coming a Man who has proved to be [e]my superior, (P)because He existed before me.’ 31 And I did not recognize [f]Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing [g]in water.” 32 And John (Q)testified, saying, “(R)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 33 And I did not recognize [h]Him, but He who sent me to baptize [i]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, (S)this is the One who baptizes [j]in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is (T)the [k]Son of God.”

Jesus’ Public Ministry; First Converts

35 Again (U)the next day John was standing [l]with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, (V)the Lamb of God!” 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What are you seeking?” They said to Him, “(W)Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” 39 He *said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day; it was about the [m]tenth hour. 40 (X)One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first *found his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the (Y)Messiah” (which translated means [n]Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of [o](Z)John; you shall be called (AA)Cephas” (which is translated [p](AB)Peter).

43 (AC)The next day He [q]decided to go to (AD)Galilee, and He *found (AE)Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “(AF)Follow Me.” 44 Now (AG)Philip was from (AH)Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 (AI)Philip *found (AJ)Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom (AK)Moses wrote in the Law, and (AL)the prophets also wrote: Jesus (AM)the son of Joseph, from (AN)Nazareth!” 46 Nathanael said to him, “(AO)Can anything good be from Nazareth?” (AP)Philip *said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Here is truly an (AQ)Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before (AR)Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered Him, “(AS)Rabbi, You are (AT)the Son of God; You are the (AU)King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see (AV)heaven opened and (AW)the angels of God ascending and descending on (AX)the Son of Man.”

Miracle at Cana

2 On (AY)the third day there was a wedding in (AZ)Cana of Galilee, and the (BA)mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His (BB)disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus *said to her, “[r](BC)What business do you have with Me, (BD)woman? (BE)My hour has not yet come.” 5 His (BF)mother *said to the servants, “Whatever He tells you, do it.” 6 Now there were six stone waterpots standing there (BG)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing [s]two or three measures each. 7 Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the [t]headwaiter.” And they took it to him. 9 Now when the headwaiter tasted the water (BH)which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the groom, 10 and *said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the guests (BI)are drunk, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This beginning of His [u](BJ)signs Jesus did in Cana of (BK)Galilee, and revealed His (BL)glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

12 After this He went down to (BM)Capernaum, He and His (BN)mother, and His (BO)brothers and His (BP)disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

First Passover—Cleansing the Temple

13 (BQ)The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus (BR)went up to Jerusalem. 14 (BS)And within the temple grounds He found those who were selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 And He made a whip of [v]cords, and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables; 16 and to those who were selling (BT)the doves He said, “Take these things away from here; stop making (BU)My Father’s house a [w]place of business!” 17 His (BV)disciples remembered that it was written: “(BW)Zeal for Your house will consume me.” 18 (BX)The Jews then said to Him, “(BY)What sign do You show us [x]as your authority for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “(BZ)Destroy this [y]temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 (CA)The Jews then said, “It took (CB)forty-six years to build this [z]temple, and yet You will raise it up in three days?” 21 But He was speaking about (CC)the [aa]temple of His body. 22 So when He was raised from the dead, His (CD)disciples (CE)remembered that He said this; and they believed (CF)the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at (CG)the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name as they (CH)observed His signs which He was doing. 24 But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because (CI)He knew all people, 25 and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, (CJ)for He Himself knew what was in mankind.

Footnotes

  1. John 1:20 I.e., Messiah
  2. John 1:23 Or out, In the wilderness make the way
  3. John 1:25 I.e., Messiah
  4. John 1:26 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  5. John 1:30 Lit before me
  6. John 1:31 I.e., as the Messiah
  7. John 1:31 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  8. John 1:33 I.e., as the Messiah
  9. John 1:33 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  10. John 1:33 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  11. John 1:34 One early ms Chosen One of
  12. John 1:35 Lit and
  13. John 1:39 I.e., about 4 p.m.
  14. John 1:41 Gr Anointed One
  15. John 1:42 Gr Joannes
  16. John 1:42 I.e., Rock or Stone in Gr
  17. John 1:43 Or resolved
  18. John 2:4 Lit What to Me and to you (an ancient idiom)
  19. John 2:6 About 18 or 27 gallons each; or 68 or 102 liters
  20. John 2:8 I.e., manager of the banquet
  21. John 2:11 I.e., confirming miracles
  22. John 2:15 Or pieces of rope
  23. John 2:16 Lit house
  24. John 2:18 Lit that You do these
  25. John 2:19 Or sanctuary
  26. John 2:20 Or sanctuary
  27. John 2:21 Or sanctuary
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John 1:19-2:25
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John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

19 Now this was John’s(A) testimony when the Jewish leaders[a](B) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(C)

21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(D)

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”(E)

He answered, “No.”

22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(F) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[b](G)

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 “I baptize with[c] water,”(H) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me,(I) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(J)

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,(K) where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(L) who takes away the sin of the world!(M) 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’(N) 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.(O) 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water(P) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’(Q) 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”[d](R)

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus(S)

35 The next day John(T) was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”(U)

37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi”(V) (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).(W) 42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(X) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[e]).(Y)

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip,(Z) he said to him, “Follow me.”(AA)

44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.(AB) 45 Philip found Nathanael(AC) and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,(AD) and about whom the prophets also wrote(AE)—Jesus of Nazareth,(AF) the son of Joseph.”(AG)

46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”(AH) Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite(AI) in whom there is no deceit.”(AJ)

48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi,(AK) you are the Son of God;(AL) you are the king of Israel.”(AM)

50 Jesus said, “You believe[f] because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” 51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you,[g] you[h] will see ‘heaven open,(AN) and the angels of God ascending and descending(AO) on’[i] the Son of Man.”(AP)

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.(AQ) Jesus’ mother(AR) was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

4 “Woman,[j](AS) why do you involve me?”(AT) Jesus replied. “My hour(AU) has not yet come.”

5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”(AV)

6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(AW) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[k]

7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.(AX) He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs(AY) through which he revealed his glory;(AZ) and his disciples believed in him.(BA)

12 After this he went down to Capernaum(BB) with his mother(BC) and brothers(BD) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts(BE)

13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(BF) Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(BG) 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,(BH) and others sitting at tables exchanging money.(BI) 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house(BJ) into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[l](BK)

18 The Jews(BL) then responded to him, “What sign(BM) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”(BN)

19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”(BO)

20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.(BP) 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.(BQ) Then they believed the scripture(BR) and the words that Jesus had spoken.

23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,(BS) many people saw the signs(BT) he was performing and believed(BU) in his name.[m] 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(BV) for he knew what was in each person.(BW)

Footnotes

  1. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.
  2. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
  3. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)
  4. John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.
  5. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.
  6. John 1:50 Or Do you believe … ?
  7. John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
  8. John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
  9. John 1:51 Gen. 28:12
  10. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  11. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters
  12. John 2:17 Psalm 69:9
  13. John 2:23 Or in him
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