Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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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
Six stone water jars were placed there to honor purification rules of the Jews. Each contained more than twenty gallons.
Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals.
Mark 7:2
They saw that some of his disciples ate their bread with unwashed defiled hands.
Hebrews 6:2
We should not repeat the basic teachings about baptisms, and of the laying on of hands (setting apart for holy tasks), and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Hebrews 9:10
since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time comes to change them for something better.
1 Peter 3:21
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.
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John 10:17
The Father loves me. Therefore I lay down my life and I take it back again.