The wedding at Cana
2 1Three days later there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus was also invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3When all the wine provided for the celebration had been served and they had run out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to him: 
—They have no wine. 
4Jesus replied: 
—Woman, what concern is that to you and me? My hour has not yet come.
5However his mother said to the servants: 
—Do whatever he tells you.
6Nearby were six stone water jars meant for the ritual washing as practiced by the Jews; each jar could hold twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to the servants: 
—Fill the jars with water. 
And they filled them to the brim. 8Then Jesus said: 
—Now draw some out and take it to the steward. 
So they did. 9The steward tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing from where it had come; for only the servants who had drawn the water knew. So, he called the bridegroom 10to tell him: 
—Everyone serves the best wine first and when people have drunk enough, he serves that which is ordinary. Instead you have kept the best wine until the end.
11This miraculous sign was the first, and Jesus performed it at Cana in Galilee. In this way he let his Glory appear and his disciples believed in him.
 12After this, Jesus went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers and his disciples; and they stayed there for a few days.

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