Nowthere were sixstonewaterpotssettherefor the Jewishcustom of purification,containingtwentyorthirtygallonseach.
"And he said,'A hundredmeasuresof oil.'And he saidto him, 'Takeyour bill,and sit downquicklyand writefifty.'
Jesussaidto them, "Fillthe waterpotswith water."Sothey filledthem up to the brim.
Thereforethere arosea discussionon the part of John'sdiscipleswith a Jewaboutpurification.
sothat He might sanctifyher, having cleansedher by the washingof waterwith the word,
let us draw nearwith a sincereheartin full assuranceof faith,having our heartssprinkled[clean] from an evilconscienceand our bodieswashedwith purewater.
of instructionabout washingsand layingon of hands,and the resurrectionof the deadand eternaljudgment.
since they [relate] onlyto foodand drinkand variouswashings,regulationsfor the bodyimposeduntila timeof reformation.
For when everycommandmenthad been spokenby Mosesto allthe peopleaccordingto the Law,he tookthe bloodof the calvesand the goats,with waterand scarletwooland hyssop,and sprinkledboththe bookitselfand allthe people,