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John 2:6

Christian Standard Bible

6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained twenty or thirty gallons.

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American Standard Version

Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

English Standard Version

Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

King James Version

And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

New American Standard Bible

Now there were six stone waterpots standing there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing two or three measures each.

New International Version

Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

New King James Version

Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.

New Living Translation

Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.

World English Bible

Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.