John 2:6
Standing nearby were six stone jars used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each one holding twenty to thirty gallons.
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In Context
5His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
7“Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them right up.
Cross References
Mark 7:2noticed that some of his disciples ate with “unclean” (meaning unwashed) hands.
Ephesians 5:26He made it holy, he made it clean by washing in the water of the word,
Hebrews 9:10They're just religious regulations—about food and drink, and various ceremonies involving washing—which were put in place until the time of God's new way of relating to him.
Hebrews 10:22let us come close to God with sincere minds, totally trusting in him. Our minds have been sprinkled to purify them from our evil way of thinking, and our bodies have been washed clean by pure water.
Matthew Henry on John 2:2-12
Water Turned into Wine. 1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of… Read the whole commentary →