John 2

The Wedding at Cana

¹ On the third day there was a _a wedding in _b Cana of Galilee, and the _c mother of Jesus was there. ² Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. ³ And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." ⁴ Jesus said to her, _d "Woman, _e what does your concern have to do with Me? _f My hour has not yet come." ⁵ His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."

⁶ Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, _g according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. ⁷ Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸ And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it. ⁹ When the master of the feast had tasted _h the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. ¹⁰ And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" ¹¹ This _i beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, _j and ₁ manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

¹² After this He went down to _k Capernaum, He, His mother, _l His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

¹³ _m Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ _n And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers ₂ doing business. ¹⁵ When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. ¹⁶ And He said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! Do not make _o My Father's house a house of merchandise!" ¹⁷ Then His disciples remembered that it was written, _p "Zeal for Your house ₃ has eaten Me up." ₄

¹⁸ So the Jews answered and said to Him, _q "What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?" ¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, _r "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." ²⁰ Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" ²¹ But He was speaking _s of the temple of His body. ²² Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, _t His disciples remembered that He had said this ₅ to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

Jesus Knows What Is in Man

²³ Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the _u signs which He did. ²⁴ But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He _v knew all men, ²⁵ and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for _w He knew what was in man.

1. Cross References
   Hebrews 13:4
   Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
   
2. Cross References
   John 4:46
   So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
   
3. Cross References
   John 19:25
   Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
   
4. Cross References
   John 19:26
   When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!
   
5. Cross References
   2 Samuel 16:10
   But the king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD has said to him, 'Curse David.' Who then shall say, 'Why have you done so?'
   
6. Cross References
   John 7:6
   Then Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
   John 7:8
   "You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come."
   John 7:30
   Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
   John 8:20
   These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 15:2
   "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
   Mark 7:3
   For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.
   Luke 11:39
   Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.
   John 3:25
   Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification.
   
8. Cross References
   John 4:46
   So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
   
9. Cross References
   John 4:54
   This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.
   
10. Cross References
    John 1:14
    And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
    
11. Cross References
    Matthew 4:13
    And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.
    John 4:46
    So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
    
12. Cross References
    Matthew 12:46
    While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.
    Matthew 13:55
    Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
    
13. Cross References
    Exodus 12:14
    So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.
    Deuteronomy 16:1 - 6
    Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
    John 5:1
    After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
    John 6:4
    Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
    John 11:55
    And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
    
14. Cross References
    Malachi 3:1
    Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the LORD of hosts.
    Matthew 21:12
    Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
    Mark 11:15
    So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
    Mark 11:17
    Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations' ? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.'
    Luke 19:45
    Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it.
    
15. Cross References
    Luke 2:49
    And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?
    
16. Cross References
    Psalms 69:9
    Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
    
17. Cross References
    Matthew 12:38
    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.
    John 6:30
    Therefore they said to Him, "What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?
    
18. Cross References
    Matthew 26:61
    And said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to dest...
    Matthew 27:40
    And saying, "You who destroy the temple and bui...
    Mark 14:58
    "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple ...
    Mark 15:29
    And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging...
    Luke 24:46
    Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and ...
    Acts 6:14
    "for we have heard him say that this Jesus of N...
    Acts 10:40
    Him God raised up on the third day, and showed ...
    1 Corinthians 15:4
    And that He was buried, and that He rose again ...
    
19. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 3:16
    Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
    1 Corinthians 6:19
    Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
    2 Corinthians 6:16
    And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.
    Colossians 2:9
    For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
    Hebrews 8:2
    A Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.
    
20. Cross References
    Luke 24:8
    And they remembered His words.
    John 2:17
    Then His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.
    John 12:16
    His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
    John 14:26
    But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
    
21. Cross References
    John 5:36
    But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish - the very works that I do - bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.
    Acts 2:22
    Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know -
    
22. Cross References
    Matthew 9:4
    But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
    John 16:30
    "Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God."
    Revelation 2:23
    I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
    
23. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:7
    But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at hi...
    1 Chronicles 28:9
    As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of you...
    Matthew 9:4
    But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why d...
    Mark 2:8
    But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His sp...
    John 6:64
    But there are some of you who do not believe." ...
    John 16:30
    "Now we are sure that You know all things, and ...
    Acts 1:24
    And they prayed and said, "You, O Lord, who kno...
    Revelation 2:23
    I will kill her children with death, and all th...
    

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