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Christ turns the water into wine, and drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana, a village of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus was invited also, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when the wine failed, Jesus’ mother said to him, They have no wine. Jesus said to her, Woman, what have I to do with you? My hour is not yet come. And his mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.

And there were standing there six waterpots of stone, for the purification rites of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. And Jesus said to them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he said to them, Draw some out now, and bring it to the master of the feast. And they brought it.

When the master of the feast tasted the water that was turned to wine, and did not know where it was from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, All men at the beginning set out good wine, and when people have drunk, then that which is worse. But you have kept back the good wine until now.

11 This beginning of miracles Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and showed his glory, and his disciples believed on him. 12 After that, he descended into Capernaum with his mother and his brethren and his disciples, but continued not many days there.

13 And the Jews’ Passover was near at hand. And Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 and found sitting in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers. 15 And he made a scourge of small cords and drove them all out of the temple with the sheep and oxen, and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables, 16 and said to those who sold doves, Take these things away from here, and do not make my Father’s house a house of merchandise! 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written: The zeal of your house has consumed me.

18 Then the Jews said to him, What sign can you show to us, seeing that you do these things? 19 Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will rear it up again.

20 Then the Jews said, This temple was forty-six years in building, and will you rear it up in three days?

21 But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22 As soon therefore as he was risen up again from death, his disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed the scripture, and the words that Jesus had spoken.

23 When he was at Jerusalem, at Passover in the feast, many believed on his name when they saw the miracles that he did. 24 But Jesus did not put himself in their hands, 25 because he knew all men, and needed not that anyone should testify of man. For he knew what was in man.

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 twenty or thirty gallons.[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 headwaiter.”[c] And they did.

When the headwaiter 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

Jesús transforma el agua en vino

Tres días más tarde hubo una boda en el pueblo de Caná de Galilea, y la madre de Jesús estaba allí. También Jesús y sus discípulos habían sido invitados a la boda. El vino se acabó y entonces la madre de Jesús le dijo:

―Ya no tienen vino.

Jesús le respondió:

―Mujer, ¿acaso es mi problema? Todavía no ha llegado mi hora.

Su madre dijo a los sirvientes:

―Hagan lo que él les ordene.

Había allí seis tinajas de piedra de unos cien litros de capacidad cada una. Eran tinajas de las que usaban los judíos en sus ceremonias de purificación. Jesús ordenó a los sirvientes:

―Llenen de agua estas tinajas.

Los sirvientes las llenaron casi hasta rebosar.

Jesús volvió a ordenarles:

―Ahora, saquen un poco y llévenselo al encargado de la fiesta.

Así lo hicieron. El encargado de la fiesta probó el agua convertida en vino. Él no sabía de dónde había salido ese vino, pero los sirvientes sí lo sabían pues ellos habían sacado el agua. Entonces el encargado se acercó al novio 10 y le dijo:

―Todos sirven el mejor vino primero, y después, cuando los invitados ya han bebido mucho, les sirven el vino barato. Pero tú has guardado el mejor vino hasta el final.

11 Jesús hizo esta señal, que fue la primera, en Caná de Galilea. Así dio a conocer su gloria; y sus discípulos creyeron en él.

12 Después de esto, Jesús fue al pueblo de Capernaúm con su madre, sus hermanos y sus discípulos, y allí se quedaron unos días.

Jesús purifica el templo

13 Luego, como se acercaba la Pascua, que es una fiesta de los judíos, Jesús se fue a Jerusalén.

14 Dentro del templo encontró a los que vendían bueyes, ovejas y palomas, y a los que cambiaban dinero sentados a sus mesas. 15 Entonces, hizo un látigo con algunas cuerdas y echó a todos del templo. También echó junto con ellos a sus ovejas y bueyes; arrojó al suelo las monedas de los que cambiaban el dinero y volcó sus mesas. 16 A los que vendían palomas, les dijo:

―¡Saquen esto de aquí! ¡No conviertan la casa de mi Padre en un mercado!

17 Sus discípulos entonces recordaron que la Escritura dice: «El celo que tengo por tu casa me está consumiendo».

18 Frente a esto, los judíos le preguntaron:

―¿Qué señal nos puedes mostrar de que tienes derecho de hacer esto?

19 Jesús les contestó:

―Destruyan este templo y en tres días lo volveré a levantar.

20 Los judíos dijeron:

―¡Les llevó cuarenta y seis años construir este templo, ¿y tú dices que en tres días lo puedes volver a construir?

21 Pero el templo del que él hablaba era su propio cuerpo. 22 Por eso, después que resucitó, sus discípulos se acordaron de estas palabras que él había dicho. Entonces creyeron en la Escritura y en lo que Jesús había dicho.

23 Mientras Jesús estaba en Jerusalén durante la fiesta de la Pascua, muchos creyeron en él porque vieron las señales milagrosas que hacía. 24 Pero Jesús no confiaba en ellos, porque los conocía a todos. 25 No necesitaba que nadie le dijera nada acerca de los demás, porque él conocía los pensamientos del ser humano.