The Gospel according to S. John. Chapter 2

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CHAP. II.

1 Christ turneth water into wine, 12 Departeth into Capernaum, and to Ierusalem, 14 Where hee purgeth the temple of buyers and sellers. 19 He foretelleth his death and resurrection. 23 Many beleeued because of his miracles, but he would not trust himselfe with them.

¹And the third day there was a mariage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Iesus was there.

²And both Iesus was called, and his disciples, to the mariage.

³And when they wanted wine, the mother of Iesus saith vnto him, They haue no wine.

⁴Iesus saith vnto her, Woman, what haue I to doe with thee? mine houre is not yet come.

⁵His mother saith vnto þ^e seruants, Whatsoeuer he saith vnto you, doe it.

⁶And there were set there sixe water pots of stone, after the maner of the purifying of the Iewes, conteining two or three firkins apeece.

⁷Iesus saith vnto them, Fill the water pots with water. And they filled them vp to the brimme.

⁸And hee saith vnto them, Drawe out now, and beare vnto the gouernor of the feast. And they bare it.

⁹When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the seruants which drew the water knew) the gouernor of the feast called the bridegrome,

¹⁰And saith vnto him, Euery man at the beginning doth set foorth good wine, and when men haue well drunke, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine vntill now.

¹¹This beginning of miracles did Iesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory, and his disciples beleeued on him.

¹²¶ After this hee went downe to Capernaum, hee and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples, and they continued there not many dayes.