# John 2.6

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. And Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.</span> 5. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
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> **6. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.**
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> 7. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.</span> 8. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it.</span> (John 2:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. Jesus said to her, <span class="rl-speech">“Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”</span> 5. His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”
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> **6. Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.**
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> 7. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Fill the water pots with water.”</span> They filled them up to the brim. 8. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.”</span> So they took it. (John 2:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. Jesus saith unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.</span> 5. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
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> **6. 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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> 7. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.</span> 8. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.</span> (John 2:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. Jesus saith to her, <span class="rl-speech">'What, to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.'</span> 5. His mother saith to the ministrants, 'Whatever he may say to you, do.'
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> **6. And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.**
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> 7. Jesus saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Fill the water-jugs with water;'</span> and they filled them, unto the brim; 8. and he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;'</span> and they bare. (John 2:4-8, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-festival-feast-convergence/), via [John 2.1-11](/codex/john-2-1-11/)

**Concepts:**

- [Zeitgeist - Pagan Parallels](/codex/zeitgeist-pagan-parallels/), via [John 2.1-11](/codex/john-2-1-11/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.