Dealing with issue #860-867, John 2.

jhn/02/01.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # General Information:
 
-Jesus and his disciples have been invited to a wedding. These verse give background information about the setting of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
+Jesus and his disciples are invited to a wedding. These verse give background information about the setting of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
 
 # Three days later
 

jhn/02/11.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Connecting Statement:
 
-This verse is not part of the main story line, rather it gives a comment about the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
+This verse is not part of the main story line, but rather it gives a comment about the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
 
 # Cana
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This is a place name. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
 
 # revealed his glory
 
-Here "glory" refers to the mighty power of Jesus. AT: "showed his power"
+Here "his glory" refers to the mighty power of Jesus. AT: "showed his power"
 
 # translationWords
 

jhn/02/12.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # went down
 
-This means that they traveled from a higher place to a lower place. Cana is southwest of Capernaum and is at a higher elevation.
+This indicates that they went from a higher place to a lower place. Capernaum is northeast of Cana and is at a lower elevation.
 
 # his brothers
 

jhn/02/13.md

@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 
 Jesus and his disciples go up to Jerusalem to the temple.
 
-# up to Jerusalem
+# went up to Jerusalem
 
-This means that they traveled from a lower place to a higher place. Jerusalem is built on a hill.
+This indicates that he went from a lower place to a higher place. Jerusalem is built on a hill.
 
 # were sitting there
 
-The next verse makes it clear that these people were in the temple courtyard. That area was intended for worship and not for commerce.
+The next verse makes it clear that these people are in the temple courtyard. That area was intended for worship and not for commerce.
 
 # sellers of oxen and sheep and pigeons
 
-People were buying animals in the temple courtyard to sacrifice them to God.
+People are buying animals in the temple courtyard to sacrifice them to God.
 
 # money changers
 

jhn/02/15.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # So
 
-This word marks an event that happened because of something else that happened first. In this case, Jesus saw the money changers sitting in the temple.
+This word marks an event that happens because of something else that has happened first. In this case, Jesus has seen the money changers sitting in the temple.
 
 # Stop making the house of my Father a marketplace
 

jhn/02/intro.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ It was customary for wine to be used during times of celebration. It was not con
 This is the first account of Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple. This event showed the authority Jesus had over the temple and over all of Israel. 
 
 ##### "He knew what was in them" #####
-John knows this type of knowledge would only be possible if Jesus was God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
+John knows that it is possible for Jesus to have this type of knowledge only because Jesus is God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 
 #### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####