John 2:6

Good News Translation

The Jews have rules about ritual washing, and for this purpose six stone water jars were there, each one large enough to hold between twenty and thirty gallons.

Cross References

Luke 16:6

‘One hundred barrels of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Here is your account,’ the manager told him; ‘sit down and write fifty.’

John 2:7

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill these jars with water.” They filled them to the brim,

John 3:25

Some of John's disciples began arguing with a Jew about the matter of ritual washing.

Ephesians 5:26

He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,

Hebrews 10:22

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.

Hebrews 6:2

of the teaching about baptisms and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and the eternal judgment.

Hebrews 9:10

since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time when God will establish the new order.

Hebrews 9:19

First, Moses proclaimed to the people all the commandments as set forth in the Law. Then he took the blood of bulls and goats, mixed it with water, and sprinkled it on the book of the Law and all the people, using a sprig of hyssop and some red wool.