A wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. During the celebration, the wine ran out.
Jesus’ mother told him that they had no wine. Jesus replied that his hour had not yet come. Still, his mother told the servants to do whatever he said.
Six stone jars stood nearby for Jewish purification rites. Each could hold two or three measures. Jesus told the servants to fill the jars with water, and they filled them to the brim.
Then Jesus told them to draw some out and take it to the person in charge of the banquet. They did so. The master of the banquet tasted the water that had become wine. He did not know where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
He called the bridegroom and said that people normally serve the good wine first and the poorer wine later, after guests have drunk freely. Yet the bridegroom had kept the good wine until then.
The manager tasted the result without knowing its origin. The servants knew the jars had held water. Jesus’ disciples saw the sign and responded by placing their faith in him.
Jesus did this as the first of his signs at Cana in Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. Afterward he went down to Capernaum with his mother, brothers, and disciples, but they did not stay many days.