John 2:6 - Catholic Public Domain Version

Now in that place, there were six stone water jars, for the purification ritual of the Jews, containing two or three measures each.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now there were six waterpots of stone standing there, as the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing) demanded, holding twenty to thirty gallons apiece.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons.