The man answered, ‘I owe him 8,000 pounds of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Here is your bill. Hurry! Sit down and make the bill less. Write 4,000 pounds.’
John 2:6 - Easy To Read Version In that place there were six large waterpots made of stone. The Jews used waterpots like these in their washing ceremonies. {\cf2\super [34]} Each waterpot held about 20 or 30 gallons. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now there were six waterpots of stone standing there, as the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing) demanded, holding twenty to thirty gallons apiece. American Standard Version (1901) Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece. Common English Bible Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons. Catholic Public Domain Version Now in that place, there were six stone water jars, for the purification ritual of the Jews, containing two or three measures each. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. |
The man answered, ‘I owe him 8,000 pounds of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Here is your bill. Hurry! Sit down and make the bill less. Write 4,000 pounds.’
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill those waterpots with water.” So the servants filled the pots to the top.
Some of John’s followers had an argument with another Jew. They were arguing about religious washing. {\cf2\super [52]}
He died to make the church holy. {\cf2\super [40]} Christ used the telling of the Good News {\cf2\super [41]} to make the church clean by washing it with water.
We have been cleansed and made free from feelings of guilt. And our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere (true) heart, feeling sure because of our faith.
At that time we were taught about baptisms, {\cf2\super [44]} and about the special act of a person putting his hands on people. {\cf2\super [45]} We were taught about people rising from death and about the judgment that will continue forever. But now we need to go forward to more mature (advanced) teaching. {\cf2\super [46]}
Those gifts and sacrifices were only about food and drink and special washings. Those things were only rules about the body—\{not about things inside people’s hearts\}. God gave those rules \{for his people to follow\} until the time of God’s new way.
First, Moses {\cf2\super [111]} told all the people every commandment in the law. Then Moses took the blood of calves and mixed it with water. Then he used red wool and a branch of hyssop {\cf2\super [112]} to sprinkle the blood and water on the book of the law and on all the people.