Thematic Bible
John 2:1 (show verse)
There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee on the third day. The mother of Jesus was there.
John 2:2 (show verse)
Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the marriage feast.
John 2:3 (show verse)
They ran out of wine. So the mother of Jesus said to him: They have no wine.
John 2:4 (show verse)
Jesus said to her: Woman what have I to do with you? My hour has not arrived.
John 2:5 (show verse)
His mother told the servants to do whatever he says.
John 2:6 (show verse)
Six stone water jars were placed there to honor purification rules of the Jews. Each contained more than twenty gallons.
John 2:7 (show verse)
Jesus said to them: Fill the jars with water. They filled them to the brim.
John 2:8 (show verse)
Draw some out, he said, and take it to the master of the feast. So they drew some out.
John 2:9 (show verse)
The master of the feast did not know about the water turned into wine. He tasted it and called the bridegroom.
John 2:10 (show verse)
He said to him: Every man sets out the good wine first. When the men have drunk freely the lower quality wine is served. You have kept the good wine until now.
John 2:11 (show verse)
This was the first miracle Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. It gave evidence of his glory and his disciples believed in him.
John 2:12 (show verse)
He, his mother, brothers and disciples traveled to Capernaum. They stayed there many days.
John 2:13 (show verse)
The Passover of the Jews was at hand and Jesus went to Jerusalem.
John 2:14 (show verse)
He found the merchants who sold oxen, sheep and doves. The moneychangers were sitting nearby.
John 2:15 (show verse)
He made a whip of cords, and chased them all out of the temple, including the sheep and the oxen. He poured out the coins of the moneychangers and overturned the tables.
John 2:16 (show verse)
He told those who sold doves: Take these things away. Do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.
John 2:17 (show verse)
His disciples remembered what was written. 'Zeal for your house shall eat me up.' (Psalm 69:9)
John 2:18 (show verse)
The Jews asked him: What sign would you show us seeing that you do these things?
John 2:19 (show verse)
Jesus replied: Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.
John 2:20 (show verse)
The Jews responded: It took forty-six years to build this temple and you will raise it up in three days?
John 2:21 (show verse)
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
John 2:22 (show verse)
When he was raised from the dead his disciples remembered that he said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus said.
John 2:23 (show verse)
When he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many saw the signs he did and expressed active faith in his name.
John 2:24 (show verse)
Jesus did not trust his security to them for he understood all men.
John 2:25 (show verse)
He did not need evidence about men for he knew what was in man.