Chapter 2 - Gospel of John

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1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."

4 "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

11 This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days. 13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"

17 His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me." 18 Then the Jews demanded of him, "What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

20 The Jews replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. 25 He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man.

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1. What do we learn about Jewish wedding customs from reading the parables in Matthew 22:1-12 and 25:1-10?

2. Name the disciples of Jesus to this point from Chapter 1 of the Gospel of John.

3. What are some possible meanings for the answer Jesus gave his mother in the Gospel of John, Chapter 2 verse 4 when he stated -“My time has not yet come”?

DAY TWO

1. From Chapter 2 verse 11 of the Gospel of John what can you determine were the 2 results of the miracle Jesus performed at the wedding at Cana?

2. From reading the Gospel of John Chapter 2 verse 16, and Matthew 21:13, what was the reason Jesus drove the people and animals from the temple courts?

3. Compare the reaction of the disciples and the Jewish leaders to Jesus’ clearing of the moneychangers and animals.

DAY THREE

1. In response to the Jewish leaders request for a miracle to show authorization for Jesus’ clearing of the temple courts, Jesus states: “Destroy this temple and I will raise it up in three days”. What do you think is the most remarkable aspect of Jesus response?

2. Where in Scripture is the body of the believer referred to as a temple?

3. In your opinion, why do you think Jesus never explained the reference to himself as the temple?

DAY FOUR

1. What are the 3 things mentioned in the Gospel of John, Chapter 2 verse 22 concerning Jesus’ disciples that occurred after the resurrection?

2. Read Acts 2:29-32. What Old Testament scripture predicted the resurrection of Jesus?

3. In Chapter 2 verse 23 of the Gospel of John we read that Jesus did many miracles while at the Passover Feast in Jerusalem. These miracles are not described, but from the following verses, describe their impact.

• John 2:23
• John 3:2
• John 4:45

DAY FIVE

1. From Chapter 2 verse 24, what two things did Jesus not do?

2. Again from verse 24, what reasons are given for Jesus decisions?

3. What might Jesus have seen in the people that caused him to not entrust himself to the people of Jerusalem?

DAY SIX

1. What is about your life that Jesus overlooks and loves you?

2. From the first 2 chapters of John, give 2 examples of Jesus’ power of knowing things about men without having been revealed to him by men.

Compare Your Answers for the Gospel of John Chapter 2