JOHANNES 2
Die bruilof in Kana
1 Op die derde dag was daar 'n bruilof in Kana in Galilea, en die moeder van Jesus was daar. 2 Jesus en sy dissipels is ook na die bruilof toe genooi.
3 Toe die wyn opraak, sê Jesus se moeder vir Hom: “Hulle het nie meer wyn nie.”
4 Maar Hy sê vir haar: “Waarom sê u dit vir My? My tyd het nog nie gekom nie.”
5 Sy moeder sê toe vir die kelners: “Wat Hy ook al vir julle sê, moet julle doen.”
6 Daar het ses klipkanne gestaan vir water wat die Jode by hulle reiniging gebruik het. Elkeen het tussen negentig en honderd liter gehou. 7 Jesus sê toe vir die kelners: “Maak die kanne vol water.” Hulle het dit tot bo toe volgemaak.
8 Toe sê Hy vir hulle: “Skep nou daarvan uit en gaan gee dit vir die seremoniemeester.” Hulle het dit gedoen.
9 Die seremoniemeester het nie geweet waar dit vandaan kom nie, maar die kelners wat die water uitgeskep het, het geweet. Toe die seremoniemeester die water proe wat wyn geword het, roep hy die bruidegom 10 en sê vir hom: “'n Mens sit gewoonlik eers die goeie wyn voor, en as die mense goed gedrink het, dié van swakker gehalte; maar jy het die goeie wyn tot nou toe teruggehou.”
11 Hierdie eerste wonderteken het Jesus in Kana in Galilea gedoen. Hy het daardeur sy heerlikheid laat blyk, en sy dissipels het tot geloof in Hom gekom.
12 Hierna het Hy, sy moeder, sy broers en sy dissipels na Kapernaum toe gegaan, maar hulle het nie baie lank daar gebly nie.
Die reiniging van die tempel
(Matt. 21:12-13; Mark. 11:15-17; Luk. 19:45-46)
13 Die paasfees van die Jode was naby, en Jesus het daarvoor na Jerusalem toe gegaan. 14 Op die tempelplein het Hy die verkopers van beeste, skape en duiwe gekry en die geldwisselaars wat daar sit. 15 Toe het Hy met toutjies 'n sweep gemaak en almal uit die tempel uitgejaag, ook die skape en die beeste. Die geld van die geldwisselaars het Hy op die grond gegooi en hulle tafels omgekeer. 16 Vir die mense wat die duiwe verkoop het, het Hy gesê: “Vat hierdie goed hier weg! Moenie die huis van my Vader 'n besigheidsplek maak nie.”
17 Toe het sy dissipels daaraan gedink dat daar geskrywe staan: “Die liefde vir u huis verteer my.”t
18 Maar die Jode het Hom aangespreek en vir Hom gesê: “Met watter wonderteken kan u vir ons bewys dat u hierdie dinge mag doen?”
19 Jesus het hulle geantwoord: “Breek hierdie tempel af en in drie dae sal Ek hom oprig.”
20 Die Jode sê toe: “Ses en veertig jaar lank is daar aan hierdie tempel gebou, en u sal hom in drie dae oprig?”
21 Met “hierdie tempel” het Hy egter sy liggaam bedoel. 22 Later, nadat Hy uit die dood opgewek is, het sy dissipels daaraan gedink dat Hy dit gesê het, en hulle het die Skrif en die woorde van Jesus geglo.
Jesus ken die mens
23 Terwyl Jesus vir die viering van die paasfees in Jerusalem was, het daar baie mense tot geloof in Hom gekom toe hulle die wondertekens sien wat Hy doen. 24 Maar Hy het Hom nie op hulle verlaat nie, omdat Hy geweet het hoe hulle almal is. 25 Hy het nie nodig gehad dat iemand Hom iets van 'n mens vertel nie, want Hy het self geweet hoe mense is.
John 2
1 ON THE third day there was a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.2 Jesus also was invited with His disciples to the wedding.3 And when the wine was all gone, the mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no more wine!4 Jesus said to her, [Dear] woman, what is that to you and to Me? [What do we have in common? Leave it to Me.] My time (hour to act) has not yet come. 5 His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do it.6 Now there were six waterpots of stone standing there, as the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing) demanded, holding twenty to thirty gallons apiece.7 Jesus said to them, Fill the waterpots with water. So they filled them up to the brim.8 Then He said to them, Draw some out now and take it to the manager of the feast [to the one presiding, the superintendent of the banquet]. So they took him some.9 And when the manager tasted the water just now turned into wine, not knowing where it came from--though the servants who had drawn the water knew--he called the bridegroom10 And said to him, Everyone else serves his best wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then he serves that which is not so good; but you have kept back the good wine until now!11 This, the first of His signs (miracles, wonderworks), Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory [by it He displayed His greatness and His power openly], and His disciples believed in Him [adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him]. 12 After that He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.13 Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.14 There He found in the temple [enclosure] those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting there [also at their stands].15 And having made a lash (a whip) of cords, He drove them all out of the temple [enclosure]--both the sheep and the oxen--spilling and scattering the brokers’ money and upsetting and tossing around their trays (their stands).16 Then to those who sold the doves He said, Take these things away (out of here)! Make not My Father’s house a house of merchandise (a marketplace, a sales shop)! 17 And His disciples remembered that it is written [in the Holy Scriptures], Zeal (the fervor of love) for Your house will eat Me up. [I will be consumed with jealousy for the honor of Your house.] 18 Then the Jews retorted, What sign can You show us, seeing You do these things? [What sign, miracle, token, indication can You give us as evidence that You have authority and are commissioned to act in this way?]19 Jesus answered them, Destroy (undo) this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.20 Then the Jews replied, It took forty-six years to build this temple (sanctuary), and will You raise it up in three days?21 But He had spoken of the temple which was His body.22 When therefore He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this. And so they believed and trusted and relied on the Scripture and the word (message) Jesus had spoken. 23 But when He was in Jerusalem during the Passover Feast, many believed in His name [identified themselves with His party] after seeing His signs (wonders, miracles) which He was doing.24 But Jesus [for His part] did not trust Himself to them, because He knew all [men];25 And He did not need anyone to bear witness concerning man [needed no evidence from anyone about men], for He Himself knew what was in human nature. [He could read men’s hearts.] [I Sam. 16:7.]