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Giovanni 2
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giovanni 2
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Le nozze di Cana
2 Tre giorni dopo, ci fu uno sposalizio a Cana di Galilea e c'era la madre di Gesù. 2 Fu invitato alle nozze anche Gesù con i suoi discepoli. 3 Nel frattempo, venuto a mancare il vino, la madre di Gesù gli disse: «Non hanno più vino». 4 E Gesù rispose: «Che ho da fare con te, o donna? Non è ancora giunta la mia ora». 5 La madre dice ai servi: «Fate quello che vi dirà».
6 Vi erano là sei giare di pietra per la purificazione dei Giudei, contenenti ciascuna due o tre barili. 7 E Gesù disse loro: «Riempite d'acqua le giare»; e le riempirono fino all'orlo. 8 Disse loro di nuovo: «Ora attingete e portatene al maestro di tavola». Ed essi gliene portarono. 9 E come ebbe assaggiato l'acqua diventata vino, il maestro di tavola, che non sapeva di dove venisse (ma lo sapevano i servi che avevano attinto l'acqua), chiamò lo sposo 10 e gli disse: «Tutti servono da principio il vino buono e, quando sono un pò brilli, quello meno buono; tu invece hai conservato fino ad ora il vino buono». 11 Così Gesù diede inizio ai suoi miracoli in Cana di Galilea, manifestò la sua gloria e i suoi discepoli credettero in lui.
12 Dopo questo fatto, discese a Cafarnao insieme con sua madre, i fratelli e i suoi discepoli e si fermarono colà solo pochi giorni.
B. La prima pasqua
La purificazione del tempio
13 Si avvicinava intanto la Pasqua dei Giudei e Gesù salì a Gerusalemme. 14 Trovò nel tempio gente che vendeva buoi, pecore e colombe, e i cambiavalute seduti al banco. 15 Fatta allora una sferza di cordicelle, scacciò tutti fuori del tempio con le pecore e i buoi; gettò a terra il denaro dei cambiavalute e ne rovesciò i banchi, 16 e ai venditori di colombe disse: «Portate via queste cose e non fate della casa del Padre mio un luogo di mercato». 17 I discepoli si ricordarono che sta scritto: Lo zelo per la tua casa mi divora. 18 Allora i Giudei presero la parola e gli dissero: «Quale segno ci mostri per fare queste cose?». 19 Rispose loro Gesù: «Distruggete questo tempio e in tre giorni lo farò risorgere». 20 Gli dissero allora i Giudei: «Questo tempio è stato costruito in quarantasei anni e tu in tre giorni lo farai risorgere?». 21 Ma egli parlava del tempio del suo corpo. 22 Quando poi fu risuscitato dai morti, i suoi discepoli si ricordarono che aveva detto questo, e credettero alla Scrittura e alla parola detta da Gesù.
Soggiorno a Gerusalemme
23 Mentre era a Gerusalemme per la Pasqua, durante la festa molti, vedendo i segni che faceva, credettero nel suo nome. 24 Gesù però non si confidava con loro, perché conosceva tutti 25 e non aveva bisogno che qualcuno gli desse testimonianza su un altro, egli infatti sapeva quello che c'è in ogni uomo.
John 2
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John 2
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The Wedding at Cana
2 On (A)the third day there was a wedding at (B)Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with (C)his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, (D)“Woman, (E)what does this have to do with me? (F)My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Now there were six stone water jars there (G)for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty (H)gallons.[a] 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted (I)the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested (J)his glory. And (K)his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and (L)his brothers[b] and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
13 (M)The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus (N)went up to Jerusalem. 14 (O)In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make (P)my Father's house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, (Q)“Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18 So the Jews said to him, (R)“What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, (S)“Destroy this temple, and in three days (T)I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,[c] and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about (U)the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, (V)his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed (W)the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Jesus Knows What Is in Man
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name (X)when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus (Y)on his part did not entrust himself to them, because (Z)he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for (AA)he himself knew what was in man.
Footnotes
- John 2:6 Greek two or three measures (metrētas); a metrētēs was about 10 gallons or 35 liters
- John 2:12 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
- John 2:20 Or This temple was built forty-six years ago
John 2
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John 2
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Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.(A) Jesus’ mother(B) 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,[a](C) why do you involve me?”(D) Jesus replied. “My hour(E) has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”(F)
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(G) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b]
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.(H) 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(I) through which he revealed his glory;(J) and his disciples believed in him.(K)
12 After this he went down to Capernaum(L) with his mother(M) and brothers(N) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
Jesus Clears the Temple Courts(O)
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(P) Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(Q) 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,(R) and others sitting at tables exchanging money.(S) 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(T) into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[c](U)
18 The Jews(V) then responded to him, “What sign(W) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”(X)
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”(Y)
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.(Z) 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.(AA) Then they believed the scripture(AB) and the words that Jesus had spoken.
23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,(AC) many people saw the signs(AD) he was performing and believed(AE) in his name.[d] 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(AF) for he knew what was in each person.(AG)
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