John 11:55

God's Word

The Jewish Passover was near. Many people came from the countryside to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

Cross References

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his family and those who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods which you have, wash yourselves until you are ritually clean, and change your clothes.

Job 1:5

When they finished having their parties, Job would send for them in order to cleanse them from sin. He would get up early in the morning and sacrifice burnt offerings for each of them. Job thought, “My children may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job offered sacrifices for them all the time.

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence. I will walk around your altar, O Lord,

Exodus 19:10

So the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people, and tell them they have two days to get ready. They must set themselves apart as holy. Have them wash their clothes

Numbers 9:10

Suppose you or any of your descendants is unclean from touching a dead body or is away on a long trip. You may still celebrate the Passover.

Numbers 9:6

But there were some men who had become unclean  from touching a dead body, and they couldn’t celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron

Matthew 26:1

When Jesus finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

Matthew 26:2

“You know that the Passover will take place in two days. At that time the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Mark 14:1

It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings were looking for some underhanded way to arrest Jesus and to kill him.

Luke 22:1

The Festival of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was near.

John 12:1

Six days before Passover, Jesus arrived in Bethany. Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life, lived there.

John 13:1

Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.

John 18:28

Early in the morning, Jesus was taken from Caiaphas’ house to the governor’s palace. The Jews wouldn’t go into the palace. They didn’t want to become unclean, since they wanted to eat the Passover.

John 2:13

The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

John 2:6

Six stone water jars were there. They were used for Jewish purification rituals. Each jar held 18 to 27 gallons.

John 5:1

Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a Jewish festival.

John 6:4

The time for the Jewish Passover festival was near.

Acts 21:24

Take these men, go through the purification ceremony with them, and pay the expenses to shave their heads. Then everyone will know that what they’ve been told about you isn’t true. Instead, they’ll see that you carefully follow Moses’ Teachings.

Acts 21:26

The next day, Paul took the men and went through the purification ceremony with them. Then he went into the temple courtyard to announce the time when the purification would be over and the sacrifice would be offered for each of them.

Acts 24:18

My accusers found me in the temple courtyard doing these things after I had gone through the purification ceremony. No crowd or noisy mob was present.

1 Corinthians 11:28

With this in mind, individuals must determine whether what they are doing is proper when they eat the bread and drink from the cup.

James 4:8

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters.

1 Samuel 16:5

“Greetings,” he replied, “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He performed the ceremonies for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.