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The Jerusalem Temple Is Cleansed John 2:13-16; cp. Matt 21:12-13 // Mark 11:15-17 // Luke 19:45-46

¹³It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.¹⁴In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.¹⁵Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the …

The Wedding at Cana: Purification Water Turned to Wine

¹The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,²and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.³The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”

⁴“Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. …

The First Disciples

³⁵The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.³⁶As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the ⁱLamb of God!”³⁷When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.

³⁸Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them.

They replied, “^jRabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are …

Jesus, the Lamb of God John 1:29-34 // Matt 3:13-17 // Mark 1:9-11 // Luke 3:21-22

²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The ^hLamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!³⁰He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed …

The Testimony of John the Baptist John 1:23 // Matt 3:1-3 // Mark 1:2-3 // Luke 3:2b-6 John 1:24-28 // Matt 3:11-12 // Mark 1:7-8 // Luke 3:15-18

¹⁹This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?”²⁰He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.”

²¹“Well then, who are you?” they asked. …

¹⁴So the ^bWord became ^chuman and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his ^dglory, the ^dglory of the Father’s ^eone and only Son.

¹⁵John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far …

⁶God sent a man, John the Baptist,⁷to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.⁸John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.⁹The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

¹⁰He came into the very world he created, but the world …

¹In the beginning the ^aWord already existed.

The ^aWord was with God,

and the ^aWord was God.

²He existed in the beginning with God.

³God created everything through him,

and nothing was created except through him.

⁴The Word gave life to everything that was created,

and his life brought light to everyone.

⁵The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness can …