John 2:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee and let his glory be seen openly; and his disciples put their faith in him.

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  • John 1:14 : 14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
  • John 20:30-31 : 30 A number of other signs Jesus did before his disciples which are not recorded in this book: 31 But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
  • John 3:2 : 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
  • John 4:46 : 46 So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
  • John 5:23 : 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
  • John 6:2 : 2 And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill.
  • John 6:14 : 14 And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.
  • John 6:26 : 26 Jesus, answering them, said, Truly I say to you, You come after me, not because you saw signs, but because you were given the bread and had enough.
  • John 6:30 : 30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?
  • John 11:15 : 15 And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.
  • John 12:37 : 37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
  • John 12:41 : 41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)
  • John 14:9-9 : 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? 10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. 11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.
  • John 14:13 : 13 And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.
  • Exod 4:9 : 9 And if they have no faith even in these two signs and will not give ear to your voice, then you are to take the water of the Nile and put it on the dry land: and the water you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.
  • Exod 7:19-21 : 19 And the Lord said, Say to Aaron, Let the rod in your hand be stretched out over the waters of Egypt, and over the rivers and the streams and the pools, and over every stretch of water, so that they may be turned to blood; and there will be blood through all the land of Egypt, in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone. 20 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had said; and when his rod had been lifted up and stretched out over the waters of the Nile before the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants, all the water in the Nile was turned to blood; 21 And the fish in the Nile came to destruction, and a bad smell went up from the river, and the Egyptians were not able to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking; and there was blood through all the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 5:24 : 24 And said, The Lord has let us see his glory and his power, and his voice has come to us out of the fire: today we have seen that a man may go on living even after hearing the voice of God.
  • Ps 72:19 : 19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
  • Ps 96:3 : 3 Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
  • Isa 40:5 : 5 And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.
  • Mal 2:2 : 2 If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.
  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
  • Gal 3:10-13 : 10 For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law. 11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them. 13 Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree:
  • 1 John 5:13 : 13 I have put these things in writing for you who have faith in the name of the Son of God, so that you may be certain that you have eternal life.
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
  • John 1:50 : 50 In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.
  • John 2:23 : 23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.

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