John 2:6

New International Reader's Version

Six stone water jars stood nearby. The Jews used water from that kind of jar for special washings. They did that to make themselves pure and “clean.” Each jar could hold 20 to 30 gallons.

Cross References

Luke 16:6

“ ‘I owe 900 gallons of olive oil,’ he replied. “The manager told him, ‘Take your bill. Sit down quickly and change it to 450 gallons.’

John 2:7

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the top.

John 3:25

Some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew began to argue. They argued about special washings to make people “clean.”

Ephesians 5:26

He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.

Hebrews 10:22

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart. Let us come near boldly because of our faith. Our hearts have been sprinkled. Our minds have been cleansed from a sense of guilt. Our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Hebrews 6:2

These basic teachings taught us about different ways of becoming “clean.” They taught us about placing hands of blessing on people. They taught us that people will rise from the dead. They taught us that God will judge everyone. And they taught us that what he decides will last forever.

Hebrews 9:10

They deal only with food and drink and different kinds of special washings. They are rules people had to obey only until the new covenant came.

Hebrews 9:19

Moses first announced every command of the law to all the people. Then he took the blood of calves. He also took water, bright red wool and branches of a hyssop plant. He sprinkled the Book of the Covenant. He also sprinkled all the people.