4. “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”
5. But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6. Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
7. Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled,
8. he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions.
9. When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.
10. “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!”
11. This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12. After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.
13. It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
14. In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.