John 2:1 and 2:
2:1And on the day, the third (day), there became a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, .2and both Jesus was called and his learning-disciples into the marriage (celebrations).
Emphatically on the 3rd day since Jesus arrived in Galilee (3 days from the record of John 1:43-51) there became (came to pass to be, occurred)...
...and the mother of Jesus (her name was Mary) was continuing to be there throughout the entire event. Marriages during that time would usually last for ten days.
Also, both Jesus was called (invited, he was issued an invitation) and his learning-disciples (his students, those who were learning from Jesus) into the marriage celebrations (wedding festivities).
Mary was already there when Jesus and his learning-disciples arrived.
[Reference: Matthew 1:16 and 18, 2:11; John 1:40-51; Acts 1:14.]
Verses 3-11:
.3And (after the) wine having lacked, the mother of Jesus says towards him, "They do not have wine." .4Jesus says to her, "What (is that) with me and with you, woman? - my hour is not-yet come." .5His mother says to the ministers, "Which thing ever he may say to you - you must do." .6But six stony water-pots were lying there according to the cleaning of the Judeans making-space by two or three measures. .7Jesus says to them, "You must fill the water-pots of water"; and they filled them until above. .8And he says to them, "You must draw now and you must carry to the chief-waiter"; and the (ministers) carried.
.9But as the chief-waiter tasted, the water having been caused-to-become2 wine -
and he had not known from-where it is but the ministers had known, the (ministers) having drawn2 the water
- the chief-waiter sounds (to) the bridegroom .10and he says to him, "Every man firstly puts the beautiful wine, and whenever they may be made-drunk the lesser (wine) - you kept2 the beautiful wine until now."
.11Jesus did this beginning of the signs in Cana of Galilee and he manifested his glory; and his learning-disciples believed into him.
During the marriage celebrations the wine lacked (it ran out, became deficient, fell sort, in want of more wine), and then the mother of Jesus says towards him, "They do not have wine."
Jesus says to her...
We should note here that Jesus did not tell his mother that he would not do anything for her - but that even though he and his mother knew of the need in that situation, Jesus would not force himself on the people. Jesus would rely on his Father, God, to communicate to him regarding that situation - then Jesus would carry out whatever God told him to say or do when/if the opportunity would arise. Jesus was in the process of carrying out his Father's intention. Refer to Luke 2:42-51.
Then his mother says to the ministers (those who served to benefit others, not 'being-subject' to them but who did work to bring profit to others, who carried-out their day-by-day ministerial-duties, who had been given functions of service during these marriage celebrations)...
Mary gave those ministers information on how to behave in relation to Jesus when/if he spoke with them regarding their situation.
In that location there were six stony water-pots (jars or containers made of stone and used for holding water) laying in accordance with the cleaning of the Judeans (the cleansings that the Judeans would do in their washing, purification, ceremonial rituals for meals) making space (place, room) for each one to hold either two or three measures of liquid.
Jesus says to the ministers, "You must fill the water-pots of water (make them full with water, stuff them as a ship loaded with freight)"; and they filled them to the top (all the way upwards, up to the brim).
And he says to them, "You must draw now (at this time take out a certain amount of water) and you must carry (bear, bring) the liquid to the chief-waiter (the one managing this event, responsible for the seating arrangements and all aspects of the meal for the guests)"; and the ministers carried it to him. They did what Jesus told them to do.
But as the chief-waiter tasted the liquid given to him by the ministers (tasting was part of his function prior to something being served to any of the guests attending the wedding festivities)...
...the chief-waiter sounds to the bridegroom (he uses his voice so that the bridegroom can hear him) and he says to him...
The water was caused to become wine while the ministers were carrying the liquid to the chief-waiter. These ministers believed what Jesus said to them and they did exactly what he instructed them to do.
Jesus did (performed, made, produced)...
...in Cana of Galilee and...
...and his learning-disciples believed into him (his students had faith, trusted into, directed-to, or regarding Jesus whereby he was the object of their believing, they believed what he said and did).
[Reference: Matthew 15:2, 22:13; Mark 7:3; John 1:14, 4:46 and 54, 5:44, 7:18, 19:25-27, 20:30, 21:2. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (2) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]
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