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I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
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Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
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And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
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I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
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When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
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The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
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And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
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Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
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Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
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“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
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“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
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Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”
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Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
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and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
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“Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
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Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
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Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water” ; so they filled them to the brim.
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Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
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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
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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.”
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What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
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Jesus Clears the Temple Courts
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
