Berean Standard Bible

John 2

1ΚαὶKaiG2532On theτῇtēaG3588τῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250a weddingγάμοςgamosG1062took placeἐγένετοegenetoG1096atἐνenG1722CanaΚανὰKanaG2580τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056καὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588.JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424τοῦtouG3588’motherμήτηρmētērG3384wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563,

2andδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101had also been invitedἐκλήθη καὶeklēthē kaiG2564 G2532toεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588weddingγάμον.gamonG1062.

3WhenκαὶkaiG2532thewineοἴνουoinouG3631ran outὑστερήσαντοςhusterēsantosG5302ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424’motherμήτηρmētērG3384saidλέγειlegeiG3004toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν·autonG846, “They haveἔχουσιν.echousinG2192no moreοὐκoukG3756wineοἶνονoinonG3631.”

4“Womanγύναι;gunaiG1135,whatτίtiG5101is thatto youσοί,soiG4771andκαὶkaiG2532to MeG1473καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῇautēaG846. “MyG1473ἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἥκειhēkeiG2240.”

5HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384said toλέγειlegeiG3004theτοῖςtoisG3588servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, “Doποιήσατε.¶poiēsateG4160whateverὅ τι ἂνho ti anG3739 G5100 G302He tellsλέγῃlegēG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771.”

6NowδὲdeG1161sixἓξhexG1803stoneλίθιναιlithinaiG3035water jarsὑδρίαιhudriaiG5201had beenἦσανēsanG1510setκείμεναι,keimenaiG2749thereἐκεῖekeiG1563forκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453τῶνtōnG3588rites ofpurificationκαθαρισμὸνkatharismonG2512. Eachcould holdχωροῦσαιchōrousaiG5562fromἀνὰanaG303twenty to thirty gallonsμετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.metrētas duo ē treisG1417 G2228 G5140 G3355.

7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004the servantsαὐτοῖςautoisG846ὁhoG3588, “FillγεμίσατεgemisateG1072theτὰςtasG3588jarsὑδρίαςhudriasG5201with waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204.”SoκαὶkaiG2532they filledἐγέμισανegemisanG1072themαὐτὰςautasG846toἕωςhe'ōsG2193thebrimἄνω.anōG507.

8“NowνῦνnunG3568draw some outἀντλήσατεantlēsateG501καὶkaiG2532,”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “andκαὶkaiG2532takeφέρετεphereteG5342itto theτῷtōG3588master of the banquetἀρχιτρικλίνῳ.architriklinōG755οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161.”Theyἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342did so,

9andδὲdeG1161ὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588master of the banquetἀρχιτρίκλινοςarchitriklinosG755tastedἐγεύσατοegeusatoG1089theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204that had been turned intoγεγενημένονgegenēmenonG1096wineοἶνονoinonG3631καὶkaiG2532.He did not knowοὐκ ᾔδειouk ēdeiG3756 G1492whereπόθενpothenG4159it was fromἐστίν,estinG1510,butδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249whoοἱhoiG3588had drawnἠντληκότεςēntlēkotesG501theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492.ThenτὸνtonG3588heἀρχιτρίκλινοςarchitriklinosG755calledφωνεῖphōneiG5455theὁhoG3588bridegroomνυμφίονnumphionG3566aside

10andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956ἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444servesτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087theτὸνtonG3588fineκαλὸνkalonG2570wineοἶνονoinonG3631firstG4412,and thenκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588cheapἐλάσσω·elassōG1640wineafterὅτανhotanG3752the guestsare drunkμεθυσθῶσινmethusthōsinG3184. ButyouσὺsuG4771have savedτετήρηκαςtetērēkasG5083theτὸνtonG3588fineκαλὸνkalonG2570wineοἶνονoinonG3631untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737!”

11JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thisταύτηνtautēnG3778,the firstἀρχὴνarchēnG746of HisτῶνtōnG3588signsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592ὁhoG3588,atἐνenG1722CanaΚανὰKanaG2580τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056.He thusκαὶkaiG2532revealedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319τὴνtēnG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτὸνautonG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48)

12AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584αὐτὸςautosG846withκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588αὐτοῦautouG846brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,andκαὶkaiG2532they stayedἔμεινανemeinanG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563a fewοὐ πολλὰςou pollasG3756 G4183daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

13WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theτὸtoG3588Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίων,tōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957wasἦνēnG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424went upἀνέβηanebēG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414.

14καὶkaiG2532InἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courtsHe foundεὗρενheurenG2147menτοὺςtousG3588sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453cattleβόαςboasG1016καὶkaiG2532,sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andκαὶkaiG2532dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058,andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588money changersκερματιστὰςkermatistasG2773seatedκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521at their tables.

15SoκαὶkaiG2532He madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160a whipφραγέλλιονphragellionG5416out ofἐκekG1537cordsσχοινίωνschoiniōnG4979anddroveἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544allπάνταςpantasG3956fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦ,hi'erouG2411courts,bothτεteG5037τάtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588cattleβόας,boasG1016καὶkaiG2532.He poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632theτῶνtōnG3588coinsκέρμα,kermaG2772of theτὸtoG3588money changersκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855andκαὶkaiG2532overturnedἀνέτρεψεν,anetrepsenG396theirτὰςtasG3588tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132.

16καὶkaiG2532To thoseτοῖςtoisG3588sellingπωλοῦσινpōlousinG4453τὰςtasG3588dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “GetἄρατεarateG142theseταῦταtautaG3778out of hereἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782!How dare youμὴmēG3361turnποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160MyG1473τὸνtonG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588house intoοἶκονoikonG3624a marketplaceοἶκον ἐμπορίου.oikon emporiouG3624 G1712!”

17HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστίν·estinG1510writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125ὁhoG3588: “ZealζῆλοςzēlosG2205forτοῦtouG3588YourσουsouG4771houseοἴκουoikouG3624will consumeκαταφάγεταίkataphagetaiG2719MeG1473.”

18On account of thisοὖνounG3767,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453demandedἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ·apekrithēsan kai eipan autōG611 G2532 G2036 G846, “WhatτίtiG5101signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592can You showδεικνύειςdeiknueisG1166usG1473to proveὅτιhotiG3754Your authority to doποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·Apekrithē kai eipen autoisG611 G2532 G2036 G846, “DestroyλύσατεlusateG3089thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778τὸνtonG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250I will raise it up againἐγερῶ αὐτόν.egerō autonG1453 G846.”

20“Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778οἱhoiG3588temple tookναὸςnaosG3485forty-sixτεσσεράκοντα καὶ ἓξtesserakonta kai hexG5062 G2532 G1803yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094to buildοἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthēG3618οὖνounG3767,”theὁhoG3588JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453repliedεἶπανeipanG2036, “andκαὶkaiG2532YouσὺsuG4771are going to raise it upἐγερεῖς αὐτόν;egereis autonG1453 G846inἐνenG1722threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250?”

21ButδὲdeG1161JesusἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565was speakingG2036aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588templeναοῦnaouG3485ofHisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

22οὖνounG3767AfterὅτεhoteG3753He was raisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754He had saidG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100theτῇtēaG3588ScriptureγραφῇgraphēaG1124andκαὶkaiG2532theτῷtōG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056thatὃνhonG3739ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had spokenεἶπενeipenG2036.

23δὲdeG1161WhileὩςHōsG5613He wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957ἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588Feastἑορτῇ,he'ortēaG1859,many peopleπολλοὶpolloiG4183sawθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334theαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592ἃhaG3739He was doingἐποίει.epoieiG4160andbelievedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686.

24ButδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424 G846did notοὐκoukG3756entrustἐπίστευενepisteuenG4100HimselfG848to themG846,forδιὰdiaG1223HeG846τὸtoG3588knewγινώσκεινginōskeinG1097themallπάνταςpantasG3956.

25καὶkaiG2532ὅτιhotiG3754He didεἶχενeichenG2192notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532ἵναinaG2443anyτιςtisG5100testimonyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444,forγὰρgarG1063HeαὐτὸςautosG846knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whatτίtiG5101wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588amanἀνθρώπῳ.¶anthrōpōG444.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48)

Commentaries on John 2