John 2

Reading John chapter 2 in the Young's Literal Translation, public-domain text from 1898.

Verses 1–10

1 And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there,

2 and also Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage;

3 and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, `Wine they have not;'

4 Jesus saith to her, `What--to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.'

5 His mother saith to the ministrants, `Whatever he may say to you--do.'

6 And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

7 Jesus saith to them, `Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them--unto the brim;

8 and he saith to them, `Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare.

9 And as the director of the apartment tasted the water become wine, and knew not whence it is, (but the ministrants knew, who have drawn the water,) the director of the feast doth call the bridegroom,

10 and saith to him, `Every man, at first, the good wine doth set forth; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; thou didst keep the good wine till now.'

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