THE FIRST MIRACLE
[Sidenote: St. John 2]
AND the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and
the mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called, and his
disciples, to the marriage.
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They
have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with
thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants,
Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of
the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled
them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear
unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine,
and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water
knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto
him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men
have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good
wine until now.
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested
forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his
brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and
the changers of money sitting: and when he had made a scourge of small
cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the
oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; and
said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my
Father's house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered
that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. Then
answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us,
seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them,
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said
the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt
thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body.
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered
that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and
the word which Jesus had said.
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many
believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. But
Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and
needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.