John 2:1-6

The First Sign: Turning Water into Wine

1 On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and
2 Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother told Him, "They don't have any wine."
4 "What has this concern of yours to do with Me, [a] woman?" Jesus asked. "My hour [b] has not yet come."
5 "Do whatever He tells you," His mother told the servants.
6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons.[c]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or You and I see things differently; lit What to Me and to you; Mt 8:29; Mk 1:24; 5:7; Lk 8:28
  • [b]. The time of His sacrificial death and exaltation; Jn 7:30; 8:20; 12:23,27; 13:1; 17:1
  • [c]. Lit 2 or 3 measures
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