JOHN CHAPTER 2 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁹ When 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,

¹⁰ And 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.

¹¹ This 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.