John 2:6

Plain English Version

In that place there were 6 stone pots for water. The Jewish people used those pots for their washing ceremonies. Each pot held about 100 litres of water.

Cross References

Luke 16:6

That man said, ‘I borrowed 100 drums of oil.’ The manager said, ‘We can change that. Here is the paper that has the numbers on it. I’ll let you change it right now. Make it 50 drums of oil.’

John 2:7

Jesus said to the workers, “See those pots. Go and fill them up with water.” So they filled them right up to the top with water.

John 3:25

At that time, the Jewish people had laws about making themselves clean for their ceremonies, and some of John’s followers argued with a Jewish leader about the right way to get clean.

Ephesians 5:26

He washed us properly clean, not just with water in the baptism ceremony, but with his word too.