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)

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

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.(H) 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(I) through which he revealed his glory;(J) and his disciples believed in him.(K)

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

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Footnotes

  1. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  2. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters

Now kai on the ho third tritos day hēmera · ho there was ginomai a wedding gamos at en Cana Kana in ho Galilee Galilaia, and kai the ho mother mētēr of ho Jesus Iēsous was eimi there ekei. Jesus Iēsous and kai his autos disciples mathētēs were also kai invited kaleō · de · ho · ho to eis the ho wedding gamos. · kai When the wine oinos ran hystereō out , Jesus’ Iēsous mother mētēr said legō · ho · ho to pros him autos, “ They have echō no ou more wine oinos.” And kai Jesus Iēsous said legō to her autos, · ho Woman gynē, what tis is that to me egō and kai to you sy? My egō hour hōra has not oupō yet come hēkō.” · ho His autos mother mētēr said legō · ho to the ho servants diakonos, “ Do poieō whatever hos tis he tells legō you hymeis.” Now de standing keimai nearby ekei were eimi six hex stone lithinos water hydria jars , according kata to the ho purification katharismos requirements of the ho Jews Ioudaios, each ana holding chōreō from twenty dyo to ē thirty treis gallons metrētēs. Jesus Iēsous said legō to the servants autos, · ho Fill gemizō the ho jars hydria with water hydōr.” So kai they filled gemizō them autos up to heōs the brim anō. Then kai he told legō them autos, “ Now nyn draw antleō some out and kai take pherō it to the ho master architriklinos of the feast .” So de they ho took pherō him some, and de when hōs the ho master of the feast architriklinos tasted geuomai the ho water hydōr that had become ginomai wine oinos, · kai not ou knowing oida where pothen it came eimi from ( though de the ho servants diakonos who ho had drawn antleō the ho water hydōr knew oida), he architriklinos called phōneō the ho bridegroom nymphios · ho 10 and kai said legō to him autos, “ Everyone pas anthrōpos serves tithēmi the ho choice kalos wine oinos first prōton, and kai then when hotan the guests are a bit tipsy methyskō, that ho which is inferior elassōn. But you sy have kept tēreō the ho good kalos wine oinos until heōs now arti.” 11 Jesus Iēsous did poieō this houtos, the first archē of his ho signs sēmeion, · ho at en Cana Kana in ho Galilee Galilaia, and kai revealed phaneroō · ho his autos glory doxa; and kai his autos disciples mathētēs believed pisteuō in eis him autos. · ho

12 After meta this houtos he autos went katabainō down to eis Capernaum Kapharnaoum with kai · ho his autos mother mētēr and kai his ho brothers adelphos and kai · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, but kai they stayed menō there ekei only a few ou days hēmera.

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