Now there were six stone waterpots standing there (A)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing [a]two or three measures each.

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  1. John 2:6 About 18 or 27 gallons each; or 68 or 102 liters

Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(A) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[a]

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  1. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters

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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