John 2:6

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There were six water jars nearby made from stone. The Jews used water from that kind of jar to wash themselves so that they would be pure and clean. Each jar could hold 20 to 30 gallons.

Cross References

John 3:25

An argument about special washings broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jewish man.

Hebrews 9:10

They deal only with food and drink and different kinds of ceremonial washings, which are rules about the outside of a person. They had to be followed only until the new covenant came.

Ephesians 5:26

He did this to make her holy, washing her with water through the word.

Hebrews 10:22

So let’s draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings. Our hearts have been sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Hebrews 9:19

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

Hebrews 6:2

We’ve learned about different ways of becoming clean and about placing hands on people to bless them. We know that people will rise from the dead and that God will judge everyone for eternity.

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 right to the top.