New American Standard Bible 1995

John 2

Miracle at Cana

1Onthe thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250there was a weddingγάμοςgamosG1062inCanaΚανὰKanaG2580of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056, and themotherμήτηρmētērG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563;

2and bothG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were invitedἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564to the weddingγάμον.gamonG1062.

3When the wineοἴνουoinouG3631ranὑστερήσαντοςhusterēsantosG5302out, the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “They haveἔχουσιν.echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756wineοἶνονoinonG3631.”

4And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “Womanγύναι;gunaiG1135,whatτίtiG5101does that have to do with us?My hourὥραhōraG5610hasG2240not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἥκειhēkeiG2240.”

5HismotherμήτηρmētērG3384saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, “Whateverὅ τι ἂνho ti anG3739 G5100 G302He saysλέγῃlegēG3004to you, doποιήσατε.¶poiēsateG4160it.”

6NowδὲdeG1161there were sixἓξhexG1803stoneλίθιναιlithinaiG3035waterpotsὑδρίαιhudriaiG5201setκείμεναι,keimenaiG2749thereἐκεῖekeiG1563for the JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453custom of purificationκαθαρισμὸνkatharismonG2512,containingχωροῦσαιchōrousaiG5562twentyδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228thirtyτρεῖς.treisG5140gallonsμετρητὰςmetrētasG3355eachἀνὰanaG303.

7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“FillγεμίσατεgemisateG1072the waterpotsὑδρίαςhudriasG5201with waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204.”SoκαὶkaiG2532they filledἐγέμισανegemisanG1072them up to the brimἄνω.anōG507.

8And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“DrawἀντλήσατεantlēsateG501someout nowνῦνnunG3568and takeφέρετεphereteG5342it to theheadwaiterἀρχιτρικλίνῳ.architriklinōG755.”SoδὲdeG1161they tookἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342it to him.

9WhenὡςhōsG5613the headwaiterἀρχιτρίκλινοςarchitriklinosG755tastedἐγεύσατοegeusatoG1089the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204which had becomeγεγενημένονgegenēmenonG1096wineοἶνονoinonG3631,and did not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159it cameἐστίν,estinG1510from (but the servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249who had drawnἠντληκότεςēntlēkotesG501the waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204knewG3609),the headwaiterἀρχιτρίκλινοςarchitriklinosG755calledφωνεῖphōneiG5455the bridegroomνυμφίονnumphionG3566,

10and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “EveryπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444servesτίθησιν,tithēsinG5087the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wineοἶνονoinonG3631firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,and whenὅτανhotanG3752the people havedrunkμεθυσθῶσινmethusthōsinG3184freelyG3184, then he servesthe poorerἐλάσσω·elassōG1640wine; butyou have keptτετήρηκαςtetērēkasG5083the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wineοἶνονoinonG3631untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.”

11ThisταύτηνtautēnG3778beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of HissignsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160in CanaΚανὰKanaG2580ofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and manifestedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319HisgloryδόξανdoxanG1391,and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him.

12AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597toCapernaumG2746, He and HismotherμήτηρmētērG3384and HisbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101;and they stayedἔμεινανemeinanG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563a fewοὐ πολλὰςou pollasG3756 G4183daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

First Passover--Cleansing the Temple

13The PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,and JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424wentἀνέβηanebēG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414.

14And He foundεὗρενheurenG2147in the templeG2413thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453oxenβόαςboasG1016and sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058,and the moneyG2773changersG2773seatedκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521at their tables.

15And He madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160a scourgeφραγέλλιονphragellionG5416of cordsσχοινίωνschoiniōnG4979,and droveἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544themallπάνταςpantasG3956out of the templeG2413,with the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and the oxenβόας,boasG1016;and He pouredἐξέχεενexecheenG1632out the coinsκέρμα,kermaG2772of the moneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and overturnedἀνέτρεψεν,anetrepsenG396their tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132;

16and to thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦσινpōlousinG4453the dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058He saidG3004,“TakeἄρατεarateG142theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778awayG142;stopμὴmēG3361makingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624aplaceοἶκονoikonG3624of businessἐμπορίου.emporiouG1712.”

17HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125, “ZealζῆλοςzēlosG2205for Your houseοἴκουoikouG3624will consumeκαταφάγεταίkataphagetaiG2719me.”

18The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592do You showδεικνύειςdeiknueisG1166usas your authority for doingποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them, “DestroyλύσατεlusateG3089thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778templeναὸνnaonG3485,and in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250I will raiseἐγερῶegerōG1453it up.”

20The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004, “It tookforty-sixἓξhexG5065 G2532 G1803yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094to buildοἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthēG3618thisοὗτος,houtosG3778templeναὸςnaosG3485,and will You raiseἐγερεῖςegereisG1453it up in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250?”

21But He was speakingἔλεγενelegenG3004of thetempleναοῦnaouG3485of His bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

22SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753He was raisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778;and they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100the ScriptureγραφῇgraphēaG1124and the wordλόγῳlogōG3056whichὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had spokenG3004.

23NowδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613He was in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atthe PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,duringG1722the feastἑορτῇ,he'ortēaG1859,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in His nameὄνομαonomaG3686,observingθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334His signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739He was doingἐποίει.epoieiG4160.

24But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,on His partG846,was not entrustingἐπίστευενepisteuenG4100HimselfG846to them, forHe knewγινώσκεινginōskeinG1097allG3956menG3956,

25and becauseὅτιhotiG3754He did not needχρείανchreianG5532anyoneτιςtisG5100to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444,for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whatτίtiG5101was in manἀνθρώπῳ.¶anthrōpōG444.

Miracle at Cana

First Passover--Cleansing the Temple

Commentaries on John 2