1 And on the third day, a wedding was held in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Now Jesus was also invited to the wedding, with his disciples.
3 And when the wine was failing, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”
4 And Jesus said to her: “What is that to me and to you, woman? My hour has not yet arrived.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Now in that place, there were six stone water jars, for the purification ritual of the Jews, containing two or three measures each.
7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water jars with water.” And they filled them to the very top.
8 And Jesus said to them, “Now draw from it, and carry it to the chief steward of the feast.” And they took it to him.
9 Then, when the chief steward had tasted the water made into wine, since he did not know where it was from, for only the servants who had drawn the water knew, the chief steward called the groom,
10 and he said to him: “Every man offers the good wine first, and then, when they have become inebriated, he offers what is worse. But you have kept the good wine until now.”
11 This was the beginning of the signs that Jesus accomplished in Cana of Galilee, and it manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this, he descended to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they did not remain there for many days.
13 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and so Jesus ascended to Jerusalem.
14 And he found, sitting in the temple, sellers of oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers.
15 And when he had made something like a whip out of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, including the sheep and the oxen. And he poured out the brass coins of the moneychangers, and he overturned their tables.
16 And to those who were selling doves, he said: “Take these things out of here, and do not make my Father’s house into a house of commerce.”
17 And truly, his disciples were reminded that it is written: “Zeal for your house consumes me.”
18 Then the Jews responded and said to him, “What sign can you show to us, that you may do these things?”
19 Jesus responded and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
20 Then the Jews said, “This temple has been built up over forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?”
21 Yet he was speaking about the Temple of his body.
22 Therefore, when he had resurrected from the dead, his disciples were reminded that he had said this, and they believed in the Scriptures and in the word that Jesus had spoken.
23 Now while he was at Jerusalem during the Passover, on the day of the feast, many trusted in his name, seeing his signs that he was accomplishing.
24 But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he himself had knowledge of all persons,
25 and because he had no need of anyone to offer testimony about a man. For he knew what was within a man.
Versículos relacionados com John, 2:
The second chapter of the Gospel of John reports the first public miracle of Jesus, when he turned water into wine into a marriage in Cana. This chapter also includes the episode in which Jesus expels the temple merchants in Jerusalem and speaks of his death and resurrection. Below are five verses related to the themes of this chapter:
Luke 2:19: "But Mary kept all these things and reflected in her heart." This verse talks about Mary keeping in her heart the words and events that surrounded the birth of Jesus. Similarly, the events of Chapter 2 of the Gospel of John show the importance of reflecting on the teachings and miracles of Jesus.
Matthew 21:12: "And Jesus entered the temple of God, expelled all who sold and bought there, knocked down the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who sold doves." This verse describes a scene similar to what occurs in John 2, in which Jesus expels the temple traders in Jerusalem. This shows the importance that Jesus gave to the right worship to God and the holiness of the temple.
Mark 10:34: "And they shall mock him, they will spit on him, shag him and kill him; but after three days he will rise." In this verse, Jesus talks about his death and resurrection, an important theme that is addressed in John 2 when Jesus tells the disciples that if the temple is destroyed, he will rebuild him in three days.
John 1:14: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." This verse describes the incarnation of Jesus, an important theme in John's chapter 2, for his first public miracle demonstrates his divine power.
Hebrews 4:15: "For we do not have a high priest who cannot pity our weaknesses, he was tempted in all things to our likeness, but without sin." This verse talks about how Jesus experienced the same temptations and weaknesses as human beings, but remained without sin. This is relevant to the episode where Jesus turns water into wine, showing that he can provide abundance without surrendering to the excesses and temptations of life.
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