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1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and
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On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.
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Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They don't have any wine."
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When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
4 Jesus replied, "Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn't come yet."
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And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come."
5 His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
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His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
6 Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons.
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Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water," and they filled them to the brim.
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Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
8 Then he told them, "Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter," and they did.
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He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it.
9 The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn't know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. The headwaiter called the groom
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When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom
10 and said, "Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now."
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and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now."
11 This was the first miraculous sign that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
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Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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