John 2:6
6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, gaccording to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.
John 2:6 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
John 2:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
John 2:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
John 2:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
John 2:6 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 In that place there were six stone water jars that the Jews used in their washing ceremony. Each jar held about twenty or thirty gallons.
John 2:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.
John 2:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.
John 2:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Six stone water jars were there. They were used for Jewish purification rituals. Each jar held 18 to 27 gallons.
John 2:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons.
John 2:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
John 2:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Now six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.
John 2:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 Six stone water jars stood nearby. The Jews used water from that kind of jar for special washings to make themselves pure. Each jar could hold 20 to 30 gallons.
John 2:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each.