Johannes 2

Jesus verander water in wyn

1 Twee dae later was daar ’n troue. ’n Man en ’n vrou het getrou in die stad Kana in Galilea. Jesus se ma was ook daar. 2 Die mense het vir Jesus en sy tdissipels ook genooi na die troue.

3 Toe die wyn op was, het Jesus se ma vir Hom gesê: “Die wyn is op.”

4 Jesus het vir haar gesê: “Mevrou, hoekom sê jy dit vir My? Dit is nog nie my ttyd nie.”

5 Jesus se ma sê toe vir die kelners: “Julle moet doen wat Jesus vir julle sê.”
6 Daar was ses watervate van klip. Die Jode het die water in die vate gebruik om hulle te treinig. Daar was 90 tot 100 liter water in elke klipvat.

7 Jesus het vir die kelners gesê: “Maak die vate vol water!”
Hulle het die vate heeltemal volgemaak.

8 Toe sê Jesus vir hulle: “Skep nou van die water en gee dit vir die hoofkelner!”
Hulle het die water vir die hoofkelner gegee. 9 Die hoofkelner het geproe dat die water wyn geword het. Hy het nie geweet van waar die wyn kom nie, maar die kelners wat die water geskep het, het geweet. Die hoofkelner het die bruidegom geroep

10 en vir hom gesê: “’n Mens moet eers die goeie wyn vir jou gaste gee. Later, wanneer die mense baie gedrink het, gee ’n mens die wyn wat nie so goed is nie. Maar jy het die beste wyn gebêre tot nou toe!”
11 Dit was die eerste twonderteken wat Jesus gedoen het. Hy het dit in die stad Kana in Galilea gedoen. So het Jesus vir die mense gewys dat Hy ook God is, en daarom het sy dissipels in Hom geglo.

12 Daarna het Jesus, sy ma, sy broers en sy dissipels na die stad Kapernaum gegaan, maar hulle het nie lank daar gebly nie.

Jesus jaag die verkopers uit die tempel

(Ook Matt 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luk 19:45-46)

16 Hy het vir die mense wat duiwe verkoop, gesê: “Vat weg al hierdie goed! Julle moenie ’n winkel maak van my Vader se tempel nie!”

17 Toe onthou sy tdissipels dat daar in die Ou Testament geskryf is:
tEk sal sterf omdat Ek lief is
vir u tempel.

18 Maar die Jode het vir Jesus gevra: “Wys vir ons ’n twonderteken om vir ons te bewys dat jy al hierdie dinge mag doen.”

19 Jesus het vir hulle gesê: “Julle kan hierdie tempel afbreek, en Ek sal dit in drie dae weer bou.”

20 Die Jode het gesê: “Die mense het 46 jaar gewerk om die tempel klaar te bou! En jy sê jy sal dit in drie dae weer bou! Ons glo dit nie!”
21 Maar Jesus het van sy eie liggaam gepraat toe Hy van die tempel gepraat het.

22 Later, nadat Jesus gesterf het en toe Hy weer begin lewe het, het die dissipels onthou wat Hy gesê het. Hulle het geglo wat in die Ou Testament geskryf is en wat Jesus gesê het.

Jesus ken mense

John 2

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

1 On the third day there was a wedding. It took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.3 When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4 "Dear woman, why do you bring me into this?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."
5 His mother said to the servants, "Do what he tells you."
6 Six stone water jars stood nearby. The Jews used water from that kind of jar for special washings to make themselves pure. Each jar could hold 20 to 30 gallons.
7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the top.
8 Then he told them, "Now dip some out. Take it to the person in charge of the dinner."
They did what he said.9 The person in charge tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He didn't realize where it had come from. But the servants who had brought the water knew.
Then the person in charge called the groom to one side.10 He said to him, "Everyone brings out the best wine first. They bring out the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink. But you have saved the best until now."
11 That was the first of Jesus' miraculous signs. He did it at Cana in Galilee. Jesus showed his glory by doing it. And his disciples put their faith in him.

Jesus Clears Out the Temple

12 After this, Jesus went down to Capernaum. His mother and brothers and disciples went with him. They all stayed there for a few days.
13 It was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast. So Jesus went up to Jerusalem.14 In the temple courtyard he found people who were selling cattle, sheep and doves. Others were sitting at tables exchanging money.
15 So Jesus made a whip out of ropes. He chased all the sheep and cattle from the temple area. He scattered the coins of the people exchanging money. And he turned over their tables.16 He told those who were selling doves, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"
17 His disciples remembered what had been written. It says, "My great love for your house will destroy me." (Psalm 69:9)
18 Then the Jews asked him, "What miraculous sign can you show us? Can you prove your authority to do all of this?"
19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple. I will raise it up again in three days."
20 The Jews replied, "It has taken 46 years to build this temple. Are you going to raise it up in three days?"
21 But the temple Jesus had spoken about was his body.
22 His disciples later remembered what he had said. That was after he had been raised from the dead. Then they believed the Scriptures. They also believed the words that Jesus had spoken.
23 Meanwhile, he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast. Many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing. And they believed in his name.24 But Jesus did not fully trust them. He knew what people are like.25 He didn't need others to tell him what people are like. He already knew what was in the human heart.