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1 Three days later a wedding took place in the city of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.
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On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
2 Jesus and his disciples had been invited too.
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and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They're out of wine."
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When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, "Why did you come to me? My time has not yet come."
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“Woman,why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother told the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."
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His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Six stone water jars were there. They were used for Jewish purification rituals. Each jar held 18 to 27 gallons.
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Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus told the servers, "Fill the jars with water." The servers filled the jars to the brim.
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Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
8 Jesus said to them, "Pour some, and take it to the person in charge." The servers did as they were told.
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Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”They did so,
9 The person in charge tasted the water that had become wine. He didn't know where it had come from, although the servers who had poured the water knew. The person in charge called the groom
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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
10 and said to him, "Everyone serves the best wine first. When people are drunk, the host serves cheap wine. But you have saved the best wine for now."
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and 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.”
11 Cana in Galilee was the place where Jesus began to perform miracles. He made his glory public there, and his disciples believed in him.
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What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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