6Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.


In Context

3 And wine being deficient, the mother of Jesus says to him, They have no wine.

4 Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come.

5 His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do.

6 Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

7 Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

8 And he says to them, Draw out now, and carry it to the feast-master. And they carried it.

John 2:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.