2 Kings 5:13

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Summary

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

His servants

Jeremiah 38:7

How much rather

1 Corinthians 1:21

Wash

Bible References

His servants

She said to her mistress: I wish my master could go to the prophet who lives in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.

One of Nabal's servants told Nabal's wife Abigail: Have you heard? David sent some messengers from the wilderness with greetings for our master. He insulted them.

Then the king of Aram's servants said to him: Their god is a god of the hills. That is why they were stronger than us. If we attack them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.

But truly it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty that makes for understanding.

Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch (officer) who worked in the royal palace, heard that they had put me in the well. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate.

How much rather

This is the wisdom of God that the world through its wisdom did not come to know God. God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

Wash

Elisha sent a servant to tell him to wash himself seven times in the Jordan River. He would then be completely cured of his disease.

Wash me thoroughly from my perversity (iniquity) (guilt), and cleanse me from my sin.

Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil.

Peter said: You will never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: If I do not wash you; you have no part with me.

Wait no longer! Get up and be baptized and have your sins washed away by praying to him.'

This is so he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word.

not by works done in righteousness, which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration (restoration) (spiritual rebirth) and renewing (renovation) of the Holy Spirit.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

This was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing off of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God for a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I said to him: Sir, you know. He said to me: These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.