Joh 2-3 | ESV | STEP | On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee , and the mother of Jesus was there .

1 On ^athe third day there was a wedding at ^bCana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with ^chis disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, ^d“Woman, ^ewhat does this have to do with me? ^fMy hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6 Now there were six stone water jars there ^gfor the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty ^hgallons. ^{▼▼Greek two or three measures (metrētas); a metrētēs was about 10 gallons or 35 liters} 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted ^jthe water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested ^khis glory. And ^lhis disciples believed in him.

12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and ^mhis brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters} and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

13 ^oThe Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus ^pwent up to Jerusalem. 14 ^qIn the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make ^rmy Father’s house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, ^s“Zeal for your house will consume me.”

18 So the Jews said to him, ^t“What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, ^u“Destroy this temple, and in three days ^vI will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, ^{▼▼Or This temple was built forty-six years ago} and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about ^xthe temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, ^yhis disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed ^zthe Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

Jesus Knows What Is in Man

23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name ^aawhen they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus ^abon his part did not entrust himself to them, because ^ache knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for ^adhe himself knew what was in man.

John 3

You Must Be Born Again

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named ^aeNicodemus, ^afa ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus ^{▼▼Greek him} ^ahby night and said to him, ^ai“Rabbi, ^ajwe know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do ^akunless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is ^alborn ^amagain ^{▼▼Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7} he cannot ^aosee the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born ^apof water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 ^aqThat which is born of the flesh is ^arflesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. ^{▼▼The same Greek word means both wind and spirit} 7 ^atDo not marvel that I said to you, ‘You ^{▼▼The Greek for you is plural here} must be born ^avagain.’ 8 ^awThe wind ^{▼▼The same Greek word means both wind and spirit} blows ^aywhere it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9 Nicodemus said to him, ^az“How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel ^baand yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^bbwe speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but ^bcyou ^{▼▼The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12} do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 ^beNo one has ^bfascended into heaven except ^bghe who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add who is in heaven} 14 And ^bias Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man ^bjbe lifted up, 15 that whoever believes ^bkin him ^blmay have eternal life. ^{▼▼Some interpreters hold that the quotation ends at verse 15}

For God So Loved the World

16 “For ^bnGod so loved ^bothe world, ^{▼▼Or For this is how God loved the world} ^bqthat he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not ^brperish but have eternal life. 17 For ^bsGod did not send his Son into the world ^btto condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 ^buWhoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not ^bvbelieved in the name of the only Son of God. 19 ^bwAnd this is the judgment: ^bxthe light has come into the world, and ^bypeople loved the darkness rather than the light because ^bztheir works were evil. 20 ^caFor everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, ^cblest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever ^ccdoes what is true ^cdcomes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

John the Baptist Exalts Christ

22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and ^cewas baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for ^cfJohn had not yet been put in prison).

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over ^cgpurification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, ^ch“Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, ^cito whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and ^cjall are going to him.” 27 John answered, ^ck“A person cannot receive even one thing ^clunless it is given him ^cmfrom heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ^cn‘I am not the Christ, but ^coI have been sent before him.’ 29 ^cpThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. ^cqThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, ^crrejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 ^csHe must increase, but I must decrease.” ^{▼▼Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues through verse 36}

31 ^cuHe who comes from above ^cvis above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and ^cwspeaks in an earthly way. ^cxHe who comes from heaven ^cyis above all. 32 ^czHe bears witness to what he has seen and heard, ^dayet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony ^dbsets his seal to this, ^dcthat God is true. 34 For he whom ^ddGod has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit ^dewithout measure. 35 ^dfThe Father loves the Son and ^dghas given all things into his hand. 36 ^dhWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life; ^diwhoever does not obey the Son shall not ^djsee life, but the wrath of God remains on him.