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


In Context

3 When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, |They have no wine.|

4 Jesus said to her, |Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.|

5 His mother said to the servants, |Whatever he says to you, do it.|

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

7 Jesus said to them, |Fill the water pots with water.| They filled them up to the brim.

8 He said to them, |Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.| So they took 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

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 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.