Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, (A)according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted (B)the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”

11 This (C)beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, (D)and [a]manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

12 After this He went down to (E)Capernaum, He, His mother, (F)His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.

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  1. John 2:11 revealed

Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(A) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[a]

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.(B) He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs(C) through which he revealed his glory;(D) and his disciples believed in him.(E)

12 After this he went down to Capernaum(F) with his mother(G) and brothers(H) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

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  1. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters