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And they remembered His words,

and they did not find His body. Then they came back, saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive!

"Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and [only then to] enter His glory?"

After saying this, He showed them His hands and His feet.

and that repentance [necessary] for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them.

He came to that which was His own [that which belonged to Him—His world, His creation, His possession], and those who were His own [people—the Jewish nation] did not receive and welcome Him.

But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name—

And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception).

For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].

No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].

"It is He [the preeminent One] who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie [even as His slave]."

Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

He first looked for and found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated means the Christ).

and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."

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."

This, the first of His signs (attesting miracles), Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory [displaying His deity and His great power openly], and His disciples believed [confidently] in Him [as the Messiah—they adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him].

After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

His disciples remembered that it is written [in the Scriptures], "ZEAL (love, concern) FOR YOUR HOUSE [and its honor] WILL CONSUME ME."