John 3:25

Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between a certain Jew and John's disciples,

John 2:6

Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.

Matthew 3:11

I am baptizing you with water as evidence of repentance, but the one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. It is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Mark 7:2-5

They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.

Mark 7:8

You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition."

Hebrews 6:2

instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Hebrews 9:10

since they deal only with food, drink, and various washings, which are required for the body until the time when things would be set right.

Hebrews 9:13-14

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are unclean purifies them physically,

Hebrews 9:23

Thus it was necessary for these earthly copies of the things in heaven to be cleansed by these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves are made clean with better sacrifices than these.

1 Peter 3:21

Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,

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Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

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John 2:6
Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.
Matthew 3:11
I am baptizing you with water as evidence of repentance, but the one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. It is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 7:2
They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.
Hebrews 6:2
instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Hebrews 9:10
since they deal only with food, drink, and various washings, which are required for the body until the time when things would be set right.
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,

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John 10:17
This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it back again.

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