2Two days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, ²and Jesus and his followers were also invited to the wedding. ³When all the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

⁴Jesus answered, “Dear woman, why come to me? My time has not yet come.”

⁵His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you to do.”

⁶In that place there were six stone water jars that the Jews used in their washing ceremony. ⁿ Each jar held about twenty or thirty gallons.

⁷Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled the jars to the top.

⁸Then he said to them, “Now take some out and give it to the master of the feast.”

So they took the water to the master. ⁹When he tasted it, the water had become wine. He did not know where the wine came from, but the servants who had brought the water knew. The master of the wedding called the bridegroom ¹⁰and said to him, “People always serve the best wine first. Later, after the guests have been drinking awhile, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the best wine till now.”

¹¹So in Cana of Galilee Jesus did his first miracle. There he showed his glory, and his followers believed in him.

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Footnotes

nwashing ceremony The Jewish people washed themselves in special ways before eating, before worshiping in the Temple, and at other special times.