Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, John by R F Weymouth
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002:006 Now there were six stone jars standing there (in accordance
with the Jewish regulations for purification), each large enough to hold twenty gallons or more. 002:007 Jesus said to the attendants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them to the brim. 002:008 Then He said, "Now, take some out, and carry it to the President of the feast." 002:009 So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew-- he called to the bridegroom 002:010 and said to him, "It is usual to put on the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then that which is inferior. But you have kept the good wine till now." 002:011 This, the first of His miracles, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee, and thus displayed His glorious power; and His disciples believed in Him. 002:012 Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there. 002:013 But the Jewish Passover was approaching, and for this Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 002:014 And He found in the Temple the dealers in cattle and sheep and in pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 002:015 So He plaited a whip of rushes, and drove all--both sheep and bullocks--out of the Temple. The small coin of the brokers He upset on the ground and overturned their tables. 002:016 And to the pigeon-dealers He said, "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market." 002:017 This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal |
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