John 2:1-11 - The Wedding At Cana: Water Turned Into Wine

¹ Then on the third day [i.e., since Jesus' conversation with Nathaniel. See 1:47], a wedding took place in Cana in Galilee. [Note: This was a small town near Nazareth]. Jesus' mother was there ² and Jesus and His disciples had been invited to it also. ³ Now when they had run out of wine, Jesus' mother said to Him, "They do not have any more wine [left]."

⁴ So, Jesus said to her, "[My dear] woman, what do you want me to do [about it]? My time [i.e., to be revealed to people as the Messiah] has not yet come."

⁵ His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you to do."

⁶ Now there were six clay water jars there, used by the Jews for ceremonial washings [i.e., for hands, utensils, etc.]. Each one held from

⁷ Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." So, the servants filled them clear full. ⁸ Then He said to them, "Now pour [some of it] out and take it to the banquet host." So, they took some to him,

⁹ and when the banquet host tasted the water, which had [now] been turned into wine, he did not know where it had come from. (But the servants who had poured out the water knew [full well]). So, the banquet host called the groom ¹⁰ and said to him, "Everyone sets out the best wine first, and when people have had plenty to drink, he then sets out the poor quality [wine]. But you have kept the best wine until now." [Note: See Barnes Notes and The Gospel of John by Butler for evidence suggesting that this was not intoxicating wine].

¹¹ This was the beginning of Jesus' [miraculous] signs, which He performed in Cana in Galilee. [In doing this] He demonstrated His glorious power and His disciples believed in Him.