Now there were six stone waterpots set there (A)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing [a]twenty or thirty gallons each. Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the [b]headwaiter.” So they took it to him.

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  1. John 2:6 Lit two or three measures
  2. John 2:8 Or steward

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

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so,

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Footnotes

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