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Two days later Jesus’ mother was a guest at a wedding in the village of Cana in Galilee, and Jesus and his disciples were invited too. The wine supply ran out during the festivities, and Jesus’ mother came to him with the problem.

“I can’t help you now,” he said.[a] “It isn’t yet my time for miracles.”

But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you to.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 2:4 “I can’t help you now,” he said, literally, “Woman, what have I to do with you?”

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.(A) Jesus’ mother(B) was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

“Woman,[a](C) why do you involve me?”(D) Jesus replied. “My hour(E) has not yet come.”

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.