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Parallel YHN 2:6

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BI Yhn 2:6 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Now there were six empty stone water jars there that are used for Jewish purification ceremonies. (Each one could hold over 70 litres.)

OET-LVAnd six stone waterpots were lying there according_to the purification of_the Youdaiōns, having_room_for two or three measures each.

SR-GNTἮσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ λίθιναι ὑδρίαι ἓξ κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο τρεῖς.
   (Aʸsan de ekei lithinai hudriai hex kata ton katharismon tōn Youdaiōn keimenai, ⱪōrousai ana metraʸtas duo treis.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTNow there were six stone water pots standing there for the ceremonial washing of the Jews, each containing two or three metretes.

UST(There were six empty stone jars placed there. They held water so that the people could wash themselves according to Jewish religious cleansing laws. Each jar could hold 80 to 120 liters of water.)

BSB  § Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.[fn]


2:6 Greek two or three metretae; that is, approximately 20.8 to 31.2 gallons (78.8 to 118.1 liters)

BLBNow there were six stone water jars standing there, according to the purification of the Jews, having space for two or three metretae.


AICNTNow there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish purification [standing],[fn] each holding two or three measures.[fn]


2:6, standing: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) Latin(a e ff2 ) f13

2:6, two or three measures: This corresponds to 20 or 30 gallons.

OEBThere were standing there six stone water-jars, in accordance with the Jewish rule of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

LSB Now there were six stone water jars set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing two or three measures each.

WEBBENow there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes[fn] apiece.


2:6 2 to 3 metretes is about 20 to 30 U. S. Gallons, or 75 to 115 litres.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NETNow there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

LSVAnd there were six water-jugs of stone there, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

FBVStanding nearby were six stone jars used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each one holding twenty to thirty gallons.[fn]


2:6 Literally, “two or three measures.”

TCNTNow six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.

T4TThere were six empty stone jars there. The Jews habitually put water in them to use for washing things to make them acceptable to God. Each jar held 20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters►.

LEBNow six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.[fn]


2:6 A “measure” was about 9 gallons (40 liters)

BBENow six pots of stone, every one taking two or three firkins of water, were placed there for the purpose of washing, as is the way of the Jews.

MoffNo Moff YHN (JHN) book available

WymthNow there were six stone jars standing there (in accordance with the Jewish regulations for purification), each large enough to hold twenty gallons or more.

ASVNow there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

DRANow there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

YLTAnd there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

DrbyNow there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

RVNow there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

WbstrAnd there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

KJB-1769And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

KJB-1611And there were set there sixe water pots of stone, after the maner of the purifying of the Iewes, conteining two or three firkins apeece.
   (And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Yewes, conteining two or three firkins apeece.)

BshpsAnd there were set there, sixe water pottes of stone, after the maner of the purifiyng of the Iewes, conteynyng two or three firkins a peece.
   (And there were set there, six water pottes of stone, after the manner of the purifiyng of the Yewes, conteynyng two or three firkins a peece.)

GnvaAnd there were set there, sixe waterpots of stone, after the maner of the purifying of the Iewes, conteining two or three firkins a piece.
   (And there were set there, six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Yewes, conteining two or three firkins apiece. )

CvdlThere were set there sixe water pottes of stone, after ye maner of the purifienge of ye Iewes, euery one coteyninge two or thre measures.
   (There were set there six water pottes of stone, after ye/you_all manner of the purifienge of ye/you_all Yewes, every one coteyninge two or three measures.)

TNTAnd therwere stondynge theare sixe water pottes of stone after the maner of the purifyinge of the Iewes contaynynge two or thre fyrkins a pece.
   (And therwere stondynge theare six water pottes of stone after the manner of the purifyinge of the Yews contaynynge two or three fyrkins a pece. )

WyclAnd there weren set `sixe stonun cannes, aftir the clensyng of the Jewis, holdynge ech tweyne ether thre metretis.
   (And there were set `sixe stonun cannes, after the clensyng of the Yewis, holdynge each two ether three metretis.)

LuthEs waren aber allda sechs steinerne Wasserkrüge gesetzt nach der Weise der jüdischen Reinigung, und gingen in je einen zwei oder drei Maß.
   (It were but allda sechs steinerne waterkrüge sett after the/of_the Weise the/of_the jüdischen Reinigung, and went in each/ever a two or three Maß.)

ClVgErant autem ibi lapideæ hydriæ sex positæ secundum purificationem Judæorum, capientes singulæ metretas binas vel ternas.[fn]
   (Erant however there lapideæ hydriæ sex positæ after/second purificationem Yudæorum, capientes singulæ metretas binas or ternas. )


2.6 Binas vel. ID. Æstimantis est hoc dicere, ut ipsas diceret binas quas et ternas, etc., usque ad tribus filiis Nœ disseminatæ.


2.6 Binas vel. ID. Æstimantis it_is this dicere, as ipsas diceret binas which and ternas, etc., until to tribus childrens Nœ disseminatæ.

UGNTἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ λίθιναι ὑδρίαι ἓξ κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.
   (aʸsan de ekei lithinai hudriai hex kata ton katharismon tōn Youdaiōn keimenai, ⱪōrousai ana metraʸtas duo aʸ treis.)

SBL-GNTἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ ⸂λίθιναι ὑδρίαι⸃ ἓξ ⸂κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι⸃, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.
   (aʸsan de ekei ⸂lithinai hudriai⸃ hex ⸂kata ton katharismon tōn Youdaiōn keimenai⸃, ⱪōrousai ana metraʸtas duo aʸ treis.)

TC-GNTἮσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ [fn]ὑδρίαι λίθιναι ἓξ κείμεναι κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.
   (Aʸsan de ekei hudriai lithinai hex keimenai kata ton katharismon tōn Youdaiōn, ⱪōrousai ana metraʸtas duo aʸ treis. )


2:6 υδριαι λιθιναι εξ κειμεναι κατα τον καθαρισμον των ιουδαιων 95.1% ¦ λιθιναι υδριαι εξ κατα τον καθαρισμον των ιουδαιων κειμεναι CT 0.9%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

2:6 Carved from solid rock, the stone water jars were used for religious washing ceremonies (see Mark 7:1-4). Jesus was about to fill Jewish ceremony with new content.

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

Miraculous Signs in the Gospel of John

The Gospels use three words to describe Jesus’ miraculous works. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the Greek word dunamis (“power”) describes an act of raw force that amazes observers and leads to the inevitable conclusion that God must be at work in Jesus (see Mark 6:2).

John, however, does not use the popular term dunamis in relation to Jesus’ miracles. Instead, he labels each of Jesus’ miracles as a “sign” (Greek sēmeion), an event that has a deeper meaning. John also describes Jesus’ miracles as “works” (Greek erga, see John 10:38; see also 7:3, translated “miracles”; 9:3, translated “power”). Christ’s miracles were part of the work that God gave him to do (17:4), revealing the Father to the world.

John selectively records seven miraculous signs that occurred during Jesus’ ministry: (1) changing water to wine (2:1-11); (2) healing an official’s son (4:46-54); (3) healing a paralyzed man (5:1-17); (4) feeding five thousand (6:1-15); (5) walking on water (6:16-21); (6) healing a blind man (9:1-41); and (7) raising Lazarus from the dead (11:1-44). John also records a miraculous catch of fish after Jesus’ resurrection (21:4-14). Most of the seven signs were met with belief (2:11; 4:53; 11:45-48). However, Jesus’ purposes extended beyond the signs themselves. The miraculous signs are like physical roadsigns: They are messages that point to a greater reality. Thus, a miraculous sign is usually accompanied by a discourse from Jesus in which he explains the truth that the sign points to. For example, Jesus fed the five thousand not just to meet their needs but also so that people would see him as the bread of life (6:35), given for them when he died on the cross (6:51).

Passages for Further Study

Exod 4:8-31; 7:3; Num 14:11, 22; Deut 4:34; Pss 74:9; 78:43; Matt 12:38-39; John 2:1-11, 18, 23; 3:2; 4:48, 54; 6:2, 14, 26, 30; 7:31; 9:16; 10:41; 11:47; 12:18, 37; 15:24; 20:30; Acts 2:43; 4:16, 22, 30; 5:12; 8:6; 14:3; 15:12; Rom 15:19


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-bvolume

μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς

measures two or three

A metretes was equivalent to about 40 liters. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express the quantity in modern measurements. Alternatively, to help your readers recognize that the biblical writings come from long ago when people used different measurements, you could express the amount using the ancient measurement, the metrete, and explain the equivalent in modern measurements in a footnote. Alternate translation: “80 to 120 liters”

BI Yhn 2:6 ©