John 2:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.”
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“Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 2:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Mark 7:2and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
- John 3:25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
- Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Hebrews 6:2instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
- Hebrews 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
- Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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