John 2:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 [a]Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,(A) each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
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- 2:6 Twenty to thirty gallons: literally, “two or three measures”; the Attic liquid measure contained 39.39 liters. The vast quantity recalls prophecies of abundance in the last days; cf. Am 9:13–14; Hos 14:7; Jer 31:12.
John 2:6
New International Version
6 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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- John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters
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