John 2:1-25 CEB

[1] On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and [2] Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. [3] When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They don’t have any wine.” [4] Jesus replied, “Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn’t come yet.” [5] His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” [6] Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons. [7] Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water,” and they filled them to the brim. [8] Then he told them, “Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter,” and they did. [9] The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. The headwaiter called the groom [10] and said, “Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now.” [11] This was the first miraculous sign that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. [12] After this, Jesus and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there for a few days. [13] It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. [14] He found in the temple those who were selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as those involved in exchanging currency sitting there. [15] He made a whip from ropes and chased them all out of the temple, including the cattle and the sheep. He scattered the coins and overturned the tables of those who exchanged currency. [16] He said to the dove sellers, “Get these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place of business.” [17] His disciples remembered that it is written, Passion for your house consumes me. [18] Then the Jewish leaders asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? What miraculous sign will you show us?” [19] Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple and in three days I’ll raise it up.” [20] The Jewish leaders replied, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in three days?” [21] But the temple Jesus was talking about was his body. [22] After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered what he had said, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. [23] While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs that he did. [24] But Jesus didn’t trust himself to them because he knew all people. [25] He didn’t need anyone to tell him about human nature, for he knew what human nature was.