WATER INTO WINE

Passage: John 2:1-11

Key verse: 10

NIV

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.(A) Jesus’ mother(B) was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

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

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

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

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

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

They did so, 9 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)

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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
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ESV

The Wedding at Cana

2 On (A)the third day there was a wedding at (B)Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with (C)his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, (D)“Woman, (E)what does this have to do with me? (F)My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6 Now there were six stone water jars there (G)for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty (H)gallons.[a] 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted (I)the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested (J)his glory. And (K)his disciples believed in him.

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  1. John 2:6 Greek two or three measures (metrētas); a metrētēs was about 10 gallons or 35 liters
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Jesus turned water into wine in his first miraculous sign recorded in John's gospel. Plain water has no taste or variety. Wine, on other hand, has many different varieties as well as costs. When the wine ran out, Jesus, following his mother's request and with the help of obedient servants, turned around 150 gallons of water into wine. The wine Jesus made is the kind you drink, not to get drunk, but to savor the smell and flavor of.

In the same way, Jesus changes lives that may feel dead and lacking in worth into beautiful and timeless masterpieces. He makes us realize the value of life that we did not see before. In God's eyes, no life is meant to be ignored or devalued, but to be treasured and loved for everything that God made it to be. And, when life endures, it is never too late to experience transformation. The wedding is not over yet, and the best may be yet to come.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for changing my life from never enough to more than enough. My cup overflows.

One Word: It's not too late for you