John 2:1-11 2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother 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, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. 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. 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 through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Here we see that a wedding took place in Cana, Galilee, Jesus’ mother was invited, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the feast. The wedding at that time sometimes lasted for several days. The wine was gone, which was embarrassing to the host. Jesus’ mother was very concerned and told Jesus about it and was expecting him to perform miracles. The Lord Jesus hadn’t planned to perform miracles, but he did it anyway because of her mother’s request. Here we see the importance of prayer and the importance of intercession. Sometimes the Lord did not intend to do it, because of our intercession, He did it. This was the first miracle performed by Jesus, which was to turn water into wine, and his disciples believed in him. The purpose of the miracles of the Lord Jesus is to make people believe in Him.
In the original Greek, the Lord Jesus called his mother Mary “woman”. This is not disrespectful. Let’s look at the following verses:
26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. (John 19:26-27)
Here we see that when the Lord Jesus was on the cross, once again called his mother “woman” , and told his disciple John that Mary was his mother, and he told Mary that John was her son. So Mary is not only the mother of Jesus, but also the mother of Jesus’ disciples.
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