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On ^(C1)the third day there was a wedding in ^(C2)Cana of Galilee, and the ^(C3)mother of Jesus was there;

and both Jesus and His ^(C1)disciples were invited to the wedding.

When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus ^(*)said to Him, "They have no wine."

And Jesus ^(*)said to her, "^(F1)(C1)What business do you have with Me, ^(C2)woman? ^(C3)My hour has not yet come."

His ^(C1)mother ^(*)said to the servants, "Whatever He tells you, do it."

Now there were six stone waterpots standing there ^(C1)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing ^(F1)two or three measures each.

Jesus ^(*)said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim.

And He ^(*)said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the ^(F1)headwaiter." And they took it to him.

Now when the headwaiter tasted the water ^(C1)which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter ^(*)called the groom,

and ^(*)said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the guests ^(C1)are drunk, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."

This beginning of His ^(F1)(C1)signs Jesus did in Cana of ^(C2)Galilee, and revealed His ^(C3)glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

After this He went down to ^(C1)Capernaum, He and His ^(C2)mother, and His ^(C2)brothers and His ^(C3)disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

^(C1)The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus ^(C2)went up to Jerusalem.

^(C1)And within the temple grounds He found those who were selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.

And He made a whip of ^(F1)cords, and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;

and to those who were selling ^(C1)the doves He said, "Take these things away from here; stop making ^(C2)My Father's house a ^(F1)place of business!"

His ^(C1)disciples remembered that it was written: "^(C2)ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."

^(C1)The Jews then said to Him, "^(C2)What sign do You show us ^(F1)as Your authority for doing these things?"

Jesus answered them, "^(C1)Destroy this ^(F1)temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

^(C1)The Jews then said, "It took ^(C2)forty-six years to build this ^(F1)temple, and yet You will raise it up in three days?"

But He was speaking about ^(C1)the ^(F1)temple of His body.

So when He was raised from the dead, His ^(C1)disciples ^(C2)remembered that He said this; and they believed ^(C3)the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

Now when He was in Jerusalem at ^(C1)the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name as they ^(C2)observed His signs which He was doing.

But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because ^(C1)He knew all people,

and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, ^(C1)for He Himself knew what was in mankind.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named ^(C1)Nicodemus, a ^(C2)ruler of the Jews;

this man came to ^(F1)Jesus at night and said to Him, "^(C1)Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these ^(F2)(C2)signs that You do unless ^(C3)God is with him."

Jesus responded and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone ^(C1)is born ^(F1)again he cannot see ^(C2)the kingdom of God."

Nicodemus ^(*)said to Him, "How can a person be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?"

Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of ^(C1)water and the Spirit, he cannot enter ^(C2)the kingdom of God.

"^(C1)That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born ^(F1)again.'

"^(C1)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit."

Nicodemus responded and said to Him, "How can these things be?"

Jesus answered and said to him, "You are ^(C1)the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

"Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C1)we speak of what we know and ^(C2)testify of what we have seen, and ^(C2)you people do not accept our testimony.

"If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

"^(C1)No one has ascended into heaven, except ^(C2)He who descended from heaven: ^(C3)the Son of Man.

"And just as ^(C1)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must ^(C2)the Son of Man ^(C3)be lifted up,

so that everyone who ^(F1)believes will ^(C1)have eternal life in Him.

"For God so ^(C1)loved the world, that He ^(C2)gave His ^(C3)only Son, so that everyone who ^(C4)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.

"For God ^(C1)did not send the Son into the world ^(C2)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.

"^(C1)The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of ^(C2)the only Son of God.

"And this is the judgment, that ^(C1)the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for ^(C2)their deeds were evil.

"^(C1)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.

"But the one who ^(C1)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed ^(F1)as having been performed in God."

After these things Jesus and His ^(C1)disciples came into the land of Judea; and there He was spending time with them and ^(C2)baptizing.

Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there; and people were coming and being baptized—

for ^(C1)John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Then a matter of dispute developed on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about ^(F1)(C1)purification.

And they came to John and said to him, "^(C1)Rabbi, He who was with you ^(C2)beyond the Jordan, to whom you ^(C3)have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him."

John replied, "^(C1)A person can receive not even one thing unless it ^(C2)has been given to him from heaven.

"You yourselves ^(F1)are my witnesses that I said, '^(C1)I am not the ^(F2)Christ,' but, 'I have been sent ahead of Him.'

"He who has the bride is ^(C1)the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom's voice. So this ^(C2)joy of mine has been made full.

"He must ^(F1)increase, but I must ^(F2)decrease.

"^(C1)He who comes from above is above all; ^(C2)the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. ^(C1)He who comes from heaven is above all.

"What He has seen and heard, of this He ^(C1)testifies; and ^(C1)no one accepts His testimony.

"The one who has accepted His testimony ^(C1)has certified that God is true.

"For He whom God ^(C1)sent speaks the words of God; ^(C2)for He does not give the Spirit ^(F1)sparingly.

"^(C1)The Father loves the Son and ^(C2)has entrusted all things to His hand.

"The one who ^(C1)believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who ^(C2)does not ^(F1)obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."