1. On the third day there was a wedding. It took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.
2. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4. "Dear woman, why do you bring me into this?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."
5. His mother said to the servants, "Do what he tells you."
6. Six stone water jars stood nearby. The Jews used water from that kind of jar for special washings to make themselves pure. Each jar could hold 20 to 30 gallons.
7. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the top.
8. Then he told them, "Now dip some out. Take it to the person in charge of the dinner." They did what he said.
9. The person in charge tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He didn't realize where it had come from. But the servants who had brought the water knew. Then the person in charge called the groom to one side.