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John 2:6

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6The Jews have rules about ritual washing, and for this purpose six stone water jars were there, each one large enough to hold about a hundred litres.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.

KJV 1900King 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.