Cross references

John 2:6

Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

John 2:6 BSB
  1. a Greek two or three metretae; that is, approximately 20.8 to 31.2 gallons (78.8 to 118.1 liters)

John 2:6 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 3:25 (9 votes) and Ephesians 5:26 (8 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Genesis 29 to Hebrews 10.

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Which verses does John 2:6 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 3:259 votes

    Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

  2. to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

  3. They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

  4. and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. …

  5. For 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,

  6. let 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.

  7. instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Which verses point to John 2:6?

The 10 strongest of 16.