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The First Sign: Turning Water into Wine

On the third day a wedding took place in Cana(A) of Galilee.(B) Jesus’s mother(C) was there, and Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding as well. When the wine ran out, Jesus’s mother told him, ‘They don’t have any wine.’

‘What has this concern of yours to do with me,[a](D) woman? ’(E) Jesus asked. ‘My hour has not yet come.’

‘Do whatever he tells you,’ his mother told the servants.

Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification.(F) Each contained eighty or one hundred and twenty litres.[b]

‘Fill the jars with water,’ Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. Then he said to them, ‘Now draw some out and take it to the head waiter.’[c] And they did.

When the head waiter tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from – though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom 10 and told him, ‘Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people are drunk, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.’

11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana(G) of Galilee.(H) He revealed(I) his glory,(J) and his disciples believed in him.

12 After this, he went down to Capernaum,(K) together with his mother, his brothers,(L) and his disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

Cleansing the Temple

13 The Jewish Passover(M) was near, and so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(N) 14 In the temple(O) he found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and he also found the money-changers sitting there. 15 After making a whip out of cords,(P) he drove everyone out of the temple with their sheep(Q) and oxen. He also poured out the money-changers’ coins and overturned the tables. 16 He told those who were selling doves, ‘Get these things out of here! Stop turning my Father’s(R) house(S) into a marketplace! ’[d](T)

17 And his disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal(U) for your house will consume(V) me.[e](W)

18 So the Jews replied to him, ‘What sign will you show us for doing these things? ’

19 Jesus answered, ‘Destroy this temple,[f](X) and I will raise it up in three days.’(Y)

20 Therefore the Jews said, ‘This temple took forty-six years to build,[g] and will you raise it up in three days? ’(Z)

21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body.(AA) 22 So when he was raised from the dead,(AB) his disciples remembered that he had said this,(AC) and they believed the Scripture(AD) and the statement Jesus had made.

23 While he was in Jerusalem(AE) during the Passover Festival,(AF) many believed in his name(AG) when they saw the signs he was doing. 24 Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them, since he knew them all 25 and because he did not need anyone to testify about man; for he himself knew what was in man.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. 2:4 Or ‘What does that have to do with you and me; lit ‘What to me and to you; Mt 8:29; Mk 1:24; 5:7; Lk 8:28
  2. 2:6 Lit two or three measures
  3. 2:8 Lit ruler of the table
  4. 2:16 Lit a house of business
  5. 2:17 Ps 69:9
  6. 2:19 Or sanctuary, also in vv. 20,21
  7. 2:20 Or was built forty-six years ago

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

And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.

And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine.

And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? my hour is not yet come.

His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.

Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now, and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it.

And when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the waiters knew who had drawn the water; the chief steward calleth the bridegroom,

10 And saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now.

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

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

13 And the pasch of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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

15 And when he had made, as it were, a scourge of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the oxen, and the money of the changers he poured out, and the tables he overthrew.

16 And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

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

18 The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things?

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

20 The Jews then said: Six and forty years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.

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

23 Now when he was at Jerusalem, at the pasch, upon the festival day, many believed in his name, seeing his signs which he did.

24 But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

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

La boda en Caná

Al tercer día hubo una boda en Caná de Galilea. La mamá de Jesús estaba allí. También habían invitado a Jesús y a sus seguidores a la boda. Cuando se acabó el vino, la mamá de Jesús le dijo:

—Ya no tienen vino.

Jesús le dijo:

—Mamá[a], ¿yo qué tengo que ver con eso? Todavía no ha llegado mi hora.

Ella les dijo a los que estaban sirviendo:

—Hagan todo lo que él les diga.

En ese lugar había seis vasijas de piedra y cada una podía contener entre 80 y 120 litros[b] de agua. Los judíos las usaban para lavarse en sus ceremonias.

Jesús les dijo a los que servían:

—Llenen las vasijas con agua.

Entonces las llenaron hasta el borde.

Luego Jesús les dijo:

—Ahora saquen un poco de agua y llévenla al encargado del banquete.

Entonces llevaron el agua al encargado. Este probó el agua que se había convertido en vino. Él no sabía de dónde lo habían sacado, pero los siervos sí. Después, el encargado del banquete llamó al novio y 10 le dijo:

—Todo el mundo sirve el mejor vino primero. Cuando los invitados se emborrachan, sirven el más barato, pero tú has guardado el mejor vino hasta ahora.

11 Esta fue la primera de las señales milagrosas que Jesús hizo. Sucedió en Caná de Galilea. Así mostró su grandeza y sus seguidores creyeron en él.

12 Después de esto, Jesús fue con su mamá, sus hermanos y sus seguidores a Capernaúm y se quedaron allí unos pocos días.

Jesús va al templo

(Mt 21:12-13; Mr 11:15-17; Lc 19:45-46)

13 Era casi la fecha de la Pascua judía, así que Jesús se fue a Jerusalén. 14 En el área del templo, Jesús encontró a la gente vendiendo terneros, ovejas y palomas y también a los que cambian dinero sentados en sus mesas. 15 Entonces Jesús hizo un látigo de cuerdas y echó a todos del área del templo junto con las ovejas y los terneros. Arrojó al suelo las monedas de los que cambian dinero y les volcó sus mesas. 16 A los que estaban vendiendo palomas les dijo:

—¡Sáquenlas de aquí! ¡No hagan de la casa de mi padre una plaza de mercado!

17 (A)Cuando esto sucedió, los seguidores recordaron que estaba escrito:

«La emoción que siento por tu casa acabará conmigo».[c]

18 Los judíos le respondieron:

—¿Qué señal milagrosa puedes mostrarnos para probar que tienes derecho de hacer esto?

19 Jesús les contestó:

—Destruyan este templo y lo volveré a construir en tres días.

20 Ellos le dijeron:

—Para construir este templo se demoraron 46 años, ¿y tú vas a construirlo en tres días?

21 Con la palabra templo, Jesús se refería a su propio cuerpo. 22 Después de que él fue resucitado de la muerte, sus seguidores recordaron lo que había dicho. Entonces creyeron en las Escrituras y en lo que Jesús dijo.

23 Mientras Jesús estaba en Jerusalén, durante la fiesta de la Pascua, mucha gente creyó en él porque vio las señales milagrosas que hizo. 24 Pero Jesús no confiaba en ellos porque sabía lo que estaban pensando. 25 Él no necesitaba que nadie le dijera cómo era la gente porque sabía de antemano lo que todos pensaban.

Footnotes

  1. 2:4 Mamá Textualmente Mujer.
  2. 2:6 entre […] litros Textualmente entre 2 y tres metretas.
  3. 2:17 Cita de Sal 69:9.

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

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

“Woman,[a](C) why do you involve me?”(D) Jesus replied. “My hour(E) has not yet come.”

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

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

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

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

They did so, 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)

Footnotes

  1. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  2. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters
  3. John 2:17 Psalm 69:9
  4. John 2:23 Or in him