John 2
Jesus Changes Water to Wine
1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus'
mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited
to the wedding. 3When 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."
5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells
you."
6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for
ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so
they filled them to the brim.
8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master
of the banquet."
9They did so, 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 10and
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."
11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of
Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.