| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. | 1On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and |
| 2Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. | 2Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well. |
| 3And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” | 3When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother told Him, "They don't have any wine." |
| 4Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” | 4"What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?" Jesus asked. "My hour has not yet come."" |
| 5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” | 5Do whatever He tells you," His mother told the servants. |
| 6Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. | 6Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons. |
| 7Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. | 7"Fill the jars with water," Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. |
| 8And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. | 8Then He said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the chief servant." And they did. |
| 9When the master of the feast had tasted 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. | 9When the chief servant 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 |
| 10And 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!” | 10and told him, "Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people have drunk freely, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now." |
| 11This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. | 11Jesus performed this first sign in Cana of Galilee. He displayed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. |
| 12After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. | 12After this, He went down to Capernaum, together with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there only a few days. |
| 13Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. | 13The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
| 14And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. | 14In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there. |
| 15When 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. | 15After making a whip out of cords, He drove everyone out of the temple complex with their sheep and oxen. He also poured out the money changers' coins and overturned the tables. |
| 16And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” | 16He told those who were selling doves, "Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!" |
| 17Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” | 17And His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for Your house will consume Me. |
| 18So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” | 18So the Jews replied to Him, "What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?" |
| 19Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” | 19Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days." |
| 20Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” | 20Therefore the Jews said, "This sanctuary took 46 years to build, and will You raise it up in three days?" |
| 21But He was speaking of the temple of His body. | 21But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body. |
| 22Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. | 22So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. And they believed the Scripture and the statement Jesus had made. |
| 23Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. | 23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many trusted in His name when they saw the signs He was doing. |
| 24But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, | 24Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all |
| 25and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. | 25and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man. |
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