Mark 7:4
and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they
Matthew 23:25
John 2:6
Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing), containing twenty or thirty gallons each.
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].
Job 9:30-31
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Psalm 26:6
I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
Isaiah 1:16
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Get your evil deeds out of My sight.
Stop doing evil,
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts
Lodge within you?
Matthew 27:24
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.”
Luke 11:38-39
The Pharisee noticed this and was surprised that Jesus did not first ceremonially wash before the meal.
John 3:25
Therefore there arose a controversy between John’s disciples and a Jew in regard to
James 4:8
Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].
1 John 1:7
but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].
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“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Get your evil deeds out of My sight.
Stop doing evil,
O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts
Lodge within you?