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.

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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.

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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.

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Common English Bible

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

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

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