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362 CHRIST· PREPARES TO REDEEM THE WORLD
JESUS CHANGES WATER INTO WJNE
thee¥ My hour is not yet come.'' But Mary knew that Jesus loved these people and that He wanted them to be happy on their wedding day, so she said to the waiters, " Vhatsoever He shall say to you, do ye."
There happened to be six large waterpots of stone standing near. Jesus said to the waiters, ''Fill the waterpots with water.'' They lled them with water to the brim. Then He said, '' Draw out, now, and carry it to the chief steward of the feast." They did as ·He commanded. The water had been changed into wine, and when the chief steward tasted it, he found it much better than that which he had been serving. He did not know where it came from, and thought that the