John 2:6

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ESV	Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
NIV	Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
NLT	Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
KJV	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 2:5 ← John 2:6 → John 2:7}

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