John 2:7-14

⁷Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.

⁸Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some of it and take it ◄to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies►.” So the servants did that.

⁹◄The head waiter/The master of ceremonies► tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. The wine was delicious! So he called the bridegroom over,

¹⁰and said to him, “Everyone else serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much that they cannot tell the difference, they serve the cheap wine. But you have not done what others do. You have kept the best wine until now!”

¹¹That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana town, in Galilee district. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, we his disciples believed that he truly was the Messiah.

¹²Jesus then went down to Capernaum city with his mother and younger brothers and us his disciples. We stayed there several days.

¹³Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, Jesus and we his disciples went up to Jerusalem.

¹⁴There, in the Temple courtyard, he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons for sacrifices. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, making a big profit as they gave people Temple tax coins in exchange for their Roman coins.