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John 2:6
6Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.
John 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
- New International Version (NIV)Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.
Context of John 2:6
4Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come. 5His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do. Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each. 7Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8And he says to them, Draw out now, and carry [it] to the feast-master. And they carried [it].
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ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ λίθιναι ὑδρίαι ἓξ κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 2:6
- John 3:25There was therefore a reasoning of the disciples of John with a Jew about purification.
- Mark 7:2and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,
- Ephesians 5:26in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
- Hebrews 6:2of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;
- Hebrews 9:10[consisting] only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until [the] time of setting things right.
- Hebrews 10:22let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water.
Commentaries on John 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6After the manner of the purifying of the Jews - Or, for the purpose of the purifying of the Jews. The preposition , which I have translated, for the purpose, often denotes in the best Greek writers the final cause of a thing. See several examples produced by Raphelius, from Arrian and Herodotus. These six vessels were set in a convenient place, for the purpose of the Jews washing their hands before they sat down to meat, and probably for other purposes of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Six water-pots of stone - Made of stone; or, as we should say, stoneware. After the manner - After the usual custom. Of the purifying - Of the “washings” or ablutions of the Jews. They were for the purpose of washing the hands before and after eating Matthew 15:2, and for the formal washing of vessels, and even articles of furniture, Luke 11:39; Mark 7:3-4. Two or three firkins - It is not quite certain what is meant here by the word “firkins.” It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The stone water jars were cut from solid rock. They were used for Jewish purification ceremonies (religious washing rituals; see Mark 7:1–4). Jesus was about to give new meaning to these ceremonies. He would show that something greater than ritual washing was now present.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. firkins--about seven and a half gallons in Jewish, or nine in Attic measure; each of these huge water jars, therefore, holding some twenty or more gallons, for washings at such feasts (Mr 7:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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