Verse 55

And{G1161} the Jews{G2453}' passover{G3957} was{G2258}{(G5713)} nigh at hand{G1451}: and{G2532} many{G4183} went{G305}{(G5627)} out of{G1537} the country{G5561} up{G1519} to Jerusalem{G2414} before{G4253} the passover{G3957}, to{G2443} purify{G48}{(G5661)} themselves{G1438}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 30:17-20 : 17 For there were many{H7227} in the congregation{H6951} that were not sanctified{H6942}{(H8694)}: therefore the Levites{H3881} had the charge of the killing{H7821} of the passovers{H6453} for every one that was not clean{H2889}, to sanctify{H6942}{(H8687)} them unto the LORD{H3068}. 18 For a multitude{H4768} of the people{H5971}, even many{H7227} of Ephraim{H669}, and Manasseh{H4519}, Issachar{H3485}, and Zebulun{H2074}, had not{H3808} cleansed{H2891}{(H8694)} themselves, yet did they eat{H398}{(H8804)} the passover{H6453} otherwise than it was written{H3789}{(H8803)}. But Hezekiah{H3169} prayed{H6419}{(H8694)} for them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The good{H2896} LORD{H3068} pardon{H3722}{(H8762)} every one 19 That prepareth{H3559}{(H8689)} his heart{H3824} to seek{H1875}{(H8800)} God{H430}, the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of his fathers{H1}, though he be not cleansed according to the purification{H2893} of the sanctuary{H6944}. 20 And the LORD{H3068} hearkened{H8085}{(H8799)} to Hezekiah{H3169}, and healed{H7495}{(H8799)} the people{H5971}.
  • Exod 19:10 : 10 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)} unto the people{H5971}, and sanctify{H6942}{(H8765)} them to day{H3117} and to morrow{H4279}, and let them wash{H3526}{(H8765)} their clothes{H8071},
  • John 2:13 : 13 And{G2532} the Jews{G2453}' passover{G3957} was{G2258}{(G5713)} at hand{G1451}, and{G2532} Jesus{G2424} went up{G305}{(G5627)} to{G1519} Jerusalem{G2414},
  • John 12:1 : 1 Then{G3767} Jesus{G2424} six{G1803} days{G2250} before{G4253} the passover{G3957} came{G2064}{(G5627)} to{G1519} Bethany{G963}, where{G3699} Lazarus{G2976} was{G2258}{(G5713)} which{G3588} had been dead{G2348}{(G5761)}, whom{G3739} he raised{G1453}{(G5656)} from{G1537} the dead{G3498}.
  • John 6:4 : 4 And{G1161} the passover{G3957}, a feast{G1859} of the Jews{G2453}, was{G2258}{(G5713)} nigh{G1451}.
  • John 7:8-9 : 8 Go{G305} ye{G5210} up{G305}{(G5628)} unto{G1519} this{G5026} feast{G1859}: I{G1473} go{G305} not{G3768} up{G305}{(G5719)} yet{G3768} unto{G1519} this{G5026} feast{G1859}; for{G3754} my{G1699} time{G2540} is{G4137} not yet{G3768} full come{G4137}{(G5769)}. 9 When{G1161} he had said{G2036}{(G5631)} these words{G5023} unto them{G846}, he abode{G3306}{(G5656)} still in{G1722} Galilee{G1056}. 10 But{G1161} when{G5613} his{G846} brethren{G80} were gone up{G305}{(G5627)}, then{G5119} went{G305} he{G846} also{G2532} up{G305}{(G5627)} unto{G1519} the feast{G1859}, not{G3756} openly{G5320}, but{G235} as it were{G5613} in{G1722} secret{G2927}.
  • John 13:1 : 1 Now{G1161} before{G4253} the feast{G1859} of the passover{G3957}, when Jesus{G2424} knew{G1492}{(G5761)} that{G3754} his{G846} hour{G5610} was come{G2064}{(G5754)} that{G2443} he should depart{G3327}{(G5632)} out of{G1537} this{G5127} world{G2889} unto{G4314} the Father{G3962}, having loved{G25}{(G5660)} his own{G2398} which{G3588} were in{G1722} the world{G2889}, he loved{G25}{(G5656)} them{G846} unto{G1519} the end{G5056}.
  • John 18:28 : 28 Then{G3767} led they{G71}{(G5719)} Jesus{G2424} from{G575} Caiaphas{G2533} unto{G1519} the hall of judgment{G4232}: and{G1161} it was{G2258}{(G5713)} early{G4405}; and{G2532} they themselves{G846} went{G1525}{(G5627)} not{G3756} into{G1519} the judgment hall{G4232}, lest{G3363} they should be defiled{G3392}{(G5686)}; but{G235} that{G2443} they might eat{G5315}{(G5632)} the passover{G3957}.
  • Acts 24:18 : 18 {G1161} Whereupon{G1722}{G3739} certain{G5100} Jews{G2453} from{G575} Asia{G773} found{G2147}{(G5627)} me{G3165} purified{G48}{(G5772)} in{G1722} the temple{G2411}, neither{G3756} with{G3326} multitude{G3793}, nor{G3761} with{G3326} tumult{G2351}.
  • 1 Cor 11:28 : 28 But{G1161} let{G1381} a man{G444} examine{G1381}{(G5720)} himself{G1438}, and{G2532} so{G3779} let him eat{G2068}{(G5720)} of{G1537} that bread{G740}, and{G2532} drink{G4095}{(G5720)} of{G1537} that cup{G4221}.
  • Heb 9:13-14 : 13 For{G1063} if{G1487} the blood{G129} of bulls{G5022} and{G2532} of goats{G5131}, and{G2532} the ashes{G4700} of an heifer{G1151} sprinkling{G4472}{(G5723)} the unclean{G2840}{(G5772)}, sanctifieth{G37}{(G5719)} to{G4314} the purifying{G2514} of the flesh{G4561}: 14 How much{G4214} more{G3123} shall{G2511} the blood{G129} of Christ{G5547}, who{G3739} through{G1223} the eternal{G166} Spirit{G4151} offered{G4374}{(G5656)} himself{G1438} without spot{G299} to God{G2316}, purge{G2511}{(G5692)} your{G5216} conscience{G4893} from{G575} dead{G3498} works{G2041} to{G1519} serve{G3000}{(G5721)} the living{G2198}{(G5723)} God{G2316}?
  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Draw nigh{G1448}{(G5657)} to God{G2316}, and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448}{(G5692)} to you{G5213}. Cleanse{G2511}{(G5657)} your hands{G5495}, ye sinners{G268}; and{G2532} purify{G48}{(G5657)} your hearts{G2588}, ye double minded{G1374}.
  • John 5:1 : 1 After{G3326} this{G5023} there was{G2258}{(G5713)} a feast{G1859} of the Jews{G2453}; and{G2532} Jesus{G2424} went up{G305}{(G5627)} to{G1519} Jerusalem{G2414}.
  • Gen 35:2 : 2 Then Jacob{H3290} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his household{H1004}, and to all that were with him, Put away{H5493}{(H8685)} the strange{H5236} gods{H430} that are among you{H8432}, and be clean{H2891}{(H8690)}, and change{H2498}{(H8685)} your garments{H8071}:
  • Exod 12:11-14 : 11 And thus{H3602} shall ye eat{H398}{(H8799)} it; with your loins{H4975} girded{H2296}{(H8803)}, your shoes{H5275} on your feet{H7272}, and your staff{H4731} in your hand{H3027}; and ye shall eat{H398}{(H8804)} it in haste{H2649}: it is the LORD'S{H3068} passover{H6453}. 12 For I will pass{H5674}{(H8804)} through the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} this night{H3915}, and will smite{H5221}{(H8689)} all the firstborn{H1060} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, both man{H120} and beast{H929}; and against all the gods{H430} of Egypt{H4714} I will execute{H6213}{(H8799)} judgment{H8201}: I am the LORD{H3068}. 13 And the blood{H1818} shall be to you for a token{H226} upon the houses{H1004} where ye are: and when I see{H7200}{(H8804)} the blood{H1818}, I will pass{H6452}{(H8804)} over you, and the plague{H5063} shall not be upon you to destroy{H4889} you, when I smite{H5221}{(H8687)} the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}. 14 And this day{H3117} shall be unto you for a memorial{H2146}; and ye shall keep{H2287}{(H8804)} it a feast{H2282} to the LORD{H3068} throughout your generations{H1755}; ye shall keep it a feast{H2287}{(H8799)} by an ordinance{H2708} for ever{H5769}.
  • Exod 19:14-15 : 14 And Moses{H4872} went down{H3381}{(H8799)} from the mount{H2022} unto the people{H5971}, and sanctified{H6942}{(H8762)} the people{H5971}; and they washed{H3526}{(H8762)} their clothes{H8071}. 15 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the people{H5971}, Be{H1961}{(H8798)} ready{H3559}{(H8737)} against the third{H7969} day{H3117}: come{H5066}{(H8799)} not at your wives{H802}.
  • Num 9:6 : 6 And there were certain men{H582}, who were defiled{H2931} by the dead body{H5315} of a man{H120}, that they could{H3201}{(H8804)} not keep{H6213}{(H8800)} the passover{H6453} on that day{H3117}: and they came{H7126}{(H8799)} before{H6440} Moses{H4872} and before{H6440} Aaron{H175} on that day{H3117}:
  • 1 Sam 16:5 : 5 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Peaceably{H7965}: I am come{H935}{(H8804)} to sacrifice{H2076}{(H8800)} unto the LORD{H3068}: sanctify{H6942}{(H8690)} yourselves, and come{H935}{(H8804)} with me to the sacrifice{H2077}. And he sanctified{H6942}{(H8762)} Jesse{H3448} and his sons{H1121}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} them to the sacrifice{H2077}.
  • Ezra 3:1-6 : 1 And when the seventh{H7637} month{H2320} was come{H5060}{(H8799)}, and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were in the cities{H5892}, the people{H5971} gathered themselves together{H622}{(H8735)} as one{H259} man{H376} to Jerusalem{H3389}. 2 Then stood up{H6965}{(H8799)} Jeshua{H3442} the son{H1121} of Jozadak{H3136}, and his brethren{H251} the priests{H3548}, and Zerubbabel{H2216} the son{H1121} of Shealtiel{H7597}, and his brethren{H251}, and builded{H1129}{(H8799)} the altar{H4196} of the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, to offer{H5927}{(H8687)} burnt offerings{H5930} thereon, as it is written{H3789}{(H8803)} in the law{H8451} of Moses{H4872} the man{H376} of God{H430}. 3 And they set{H3559}{(H8686)} the altar{H4196} upon his bases{H4350}; for fear{H367} was upon them because of the people{H5971} of those countries{H776}: and they offered{H5927}{(H8686)} burnt offerings{H5930} thereon unto the LORD{H3068}, even burnt offerings{H5930} morning{H1242} and evening{H6153}. 4 They kept{H6213}{(H8799)} also the feast{H2282} of tabernacles{H5521}, as it is written{H3789}{(H8803)}, and offered the daily{H3117}{H3117} burnt offerings{H5930} by number{H4557}, according to the custom{H4941}, as the duty{H1697} of every day{H3117} required{H3117}; 5 And afterward{H310} offered the continual{H8548} burnt offering{H5930}, both of the new moons{H2320}, and of all the set feasts{H4150} of the LORD{H3068} that were consecrated{H6942}{(H8794)}, and of every one that willingly offered{H5068}{(H8693)} a freewill offering{H5071} unto the LORD{H3068}. 6 From the first{H259} day{H3117} of the seventh{H7637} month{H2320} began{H2490}{(H8689)} they to offer{H5927}{(H8687)} burnt offerings{H5930} unto the LORD{H3068}. But the foundation{H3245} of the temple{H1964} of the LORD{H3068} was not yet laid{H3245}{(H8795)}.
  • Neh 8:1-9 : 1 And all the people{H5971} gathered themselves together{H622}{(H8735)} as one{H259} man{H376} into the street{H7339} that was before{H6440} the water{H4325} gate{H8179}; and they spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto Ezra{H5830} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)} to bring{H935}{(H8687)} the book{H5612} of the law{H8451} of Moses{H4872}, which the LORD{H3068} had commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} to Israel{H3478}. 2 And Ezra{H5830} the priest{H3548} brought{H935}{(H8686)} the law{H8451} before{H6440} the congregation{H6951} both of men{H376} and women{H802}, and all that could hear{H8085}{(H8800)} with understanding{H995}{(H8688)}, upon the first{H259} day{H3117} of the seventh{H7637} month{H2320}. 3 And he read{H7121}{(H8799)} therein before{H6440} the street{H7339} that was before{H6440} the water{H4325} gate{H8179} from the morning{H216} until midday{H4276}{H3117}, before the men{H582} and the women{H802}, and those that could understand{H995}{(H8688)}; and the ears{H241} of all the people{H5971} were attentive unto the book{H5612} of the law{H8451}. 4 And Ezra{H5830} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)} stood{H5975}{(H8799)} upon a pulpit{H4026} of wood{H6086}, which they had made{H6213}{(H8804)} for the purpose{H1697}; and beside{H681} him stood{H5975}{(H8799)} Mattithiah{H4993}, and Shema{H8087}, and Anaiah{H6043}, and Urijah{H223}, and Hilkiah{H2518}, and Maaseiah{H4641}, on his right hand{H3225}; and on his left hand{H8040}, Pedaiah{H6305}, and Mishael{H4332}, and Malchiah{H4441}, and Hashum{H2828}, and Hashbadana{H2806}, Zechariah{H2148}, and Meshullam{H4918}. 5 And Ezra{H5830} opened{H6605}{(H8799)} the book{H5612} in the sight{H5869} of all the people{H5971};(for he was above all the people{H5971};) and when he opened{H6605}{(H8800)} it, all the people{H5971} stood up{H5975}{(H8804)}: 6 And Ezra{H5830} blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} the LORD{H3068}, the great{H1419} God{H430}. And all the people{H5971} answered{H6030}{(H8799)}, Amen{H543}, Amen{H543}, with lifting up{H4607} their hands{H3027}: and they bowed{H6915}{(H8799)} their heads, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} the LORD{H3068} with their faces{H639} to the ground{H776}. 7 Also Jeshua{H3442}, and Bani{H1137}, and Sherebiah{H8274}, Jamin{H3226}, Akkub{H6126}, Shabbethai{H7678}, Hodijah{H1941}, Maaseiah{H4641}, Kelita{H7042}, Azariah{H5838}, Jozabad{H3107}, Hanan{H2605}, Pelaiah{H6411}, and the Levites{H3881}, caused the people{H5971} to understand{H995}{(H8688)} the law{H8451}: and the people{H5971} stood in their place{H5977}. 8 So they read{H7121}{(H8799)} in the book{H5612} in the law{H8451} of God{H430} distinctly{H6567}{(H8794)}, and gave{H7760}{(H8800)} the sense{H7922}, and caused them to understand{H995}{(H8799)} the reading{H4744}. 9 And Nehemiah{H5166}, which is the Tirshatha{H8660}, and Ezra{H5830} the priest{H3548} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)}, and the Levites{H3881} that taught{H995}{(H8688)} the people{H5971}, said{H559}{(H8799)} unto all the people{H5971}, This day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}; mourn{H56}{(H8691)} not, nor weep{H1058}{(H8799)}. For all the people{H5971} wept{H1058}{(H8802)}, when they heard{H8085}{(H8800)} the words{H1697} of the law{H8451}. 10 Then he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Go your way{H3212}{(H8798)}, eat{H398}{(H8798)} the fat{H4924}, and drink{H8354}{(H8798)} the sweet{H4477}, and send{H7971}{(H8798)} portions{H4490} unto them for whom nothing is prepared{H3559}{(H8737)}: for this day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto our Lord{H113}: neither be ye sorry{H6087}{(H8735)}; for the joy{H2304} of the LORD{H3068} is your strength{H4581}. 11 So the Levites{H3881} stilled{H2814}{(H8688)} all the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Hold your peace{H2013}{(H8761)}, for the day{H3117} is holy{H6918}; neither be ye grieved{H6087}{(H8735)}. 12 And all the people{H5971} went their way{H3212}{(H8799)} to eat{H398}{(H8800)}, and to drink{H8354}{(H8800)}, and to send{H7971}{(H8763)} portions{H4490}, and to make{H6213}{(H8800)} great{H1419} mirth{H8057}, because they had understood{H995}{(H8689)} the words{H1697} that were declared{H3045}{(H8689)} unto them.
  • Job 1:5 : 5 And it was so, when the days{H3117} of their feasting{H4960} were gone about{H5362}{(H8689)}, that Job{H347} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} and sanctified{H6942}{(H8762)} them, and rose up early{H7925}{(H8689)} in the morning{H1242}, and offered{H5927}{(H8689)} burnt offerings{H5930} according to the number{H4557} of them all: for Job{H347} said{H559}{(H8804)}, It may be{H194} that my sons{H1121} have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)}, and cursed{H1288}{(H8765)} God{H430} in their hearts{H3824}. Thus did{H6213}{(H8799)} Job{H347} continually{H3117}.
  • Ps 26:6 : 6 I will wash{H7364}{(H8799)} mine hands{H3709} in innocency{H5356}: so will I compass{H5437}{(H8779)} thine altar{H4196}, O LORD{H3068}:
  • Matt 26:1 : 1 And{G2532} it came to pass{G1096}{(G5633)}, when{G3753} Jesus{G2424} had finished{G5055}{(G5656)} all{G3956} these{G5128} sayings{G3056}, he said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto his{G846} disciples{G3101},
  • Mark 14:1 : 1 After{G1161} two{G1417} days{G2250} was{G2258}{(G5713)} the feast of the passover{G3957}, and{G2532} of{G3326} unleavened bread{G106}: and{G2532} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the scribes{G1122} sought{G2212}{(G5707)} how{G4459} they might take{G2902}{(G5660)} him{G846} by{G1722} craft{G1388}, and put him to death{G615}{(G5725)}.
  • John 2:6 : 6 And{G1161} there were{G2258}{(G5713)} set{G2749}{(G5740)} there{G1563} six{G1803} waterpots{G5201} of stone{G3035}, after{G2596} the manner of the purifying{G2512} of the Jews{G2453}, containing{G5562}{(G5723)} two{G1417} or{G2228} three{G5140} firkins{G3355} apiece{G303}.