Contradiction with Exodus 20:8-10
John 2:6 references stone waterpots for purification, while Exodus 20:8-10 emphasizes rest and no work, potentially conflicting with the preparation involved in purification rituals.
Exodus 20:8-10: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:16
John 2:6 involves ceremonial purification, which contrasts with Isaiah's call for moral purification.
Isaiah 1:16: Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:9-10
John 2:6's focus on external purification rituals seems to contradict Hebrews' emphasis on inner transformation over external rites.
Hebrews 9:9-10: Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;