Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.

Επλησιαζε δε το πασχα των Ιουδαιων, και πολλοι ανεβησαν εκ του τοπου εκεινου εις Ιεροσολυμα προ του πασχα, δια να καθαρισωσιν εαυτους.

And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.