Deuteronomy 21:6

All the elders of that city nearest to the dead man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

Psalm 73:13

Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart
And washed my hands in innocence.

Job 9:30

“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,

Psalm 19:12

Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.

Psalm 51:2

Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness and guilt
And cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 51:7

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Psalm 51:14

Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.

Jeremiah 2:22

“For though you wash yourself with lye
And use much soap,
The stain of your guilt is [still] before Me [and you are soiled and dirty],” says the Lord God.

So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”

Hebrews 9:10

For they [the gifts, sacrifices, and ceremonies] deal only with [clean and unclean] food and drink and various ritual washings, [mere] external regulations for the body imposed [to help the worshipers] until the time of reformation [that is, the time of the new order when Christ will establish the reality of what these things foreshadow—a better covenant].

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