1. Describe the setting in which Jesus performed his first miracle.

PICTURE the scene in late 29 C.E. at the start of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus and his mother, Mary, and some of his disciples are invited to a wedding feast in Cana, a village north of Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth. Mary is a friend of the family and is apparently helping to care for the guests. But during the wedding feast, a problem arises that could greatly embarrass the family and the young couple​—the wine runs out.b Perhaps the number of guests is greater than expected. Mary quickly turns to her son and says: “They have no wine.” (John 2:1-3) What does Jesus do? Something extraordinary​—he miraculously turns water into “fine wine.”​—John 2:9, 10.