6 Bible Verses about Ablution
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(For the Pharisees and all the Jews--being, as they are, zealous for the traditions of the Elders--never eat without first carefully washing their hands,
Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came to Him in a body. They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed) (For the Pharisees and all the Jews--being, as they are, zealous for the traditions of the Elders--never eat without first carefully washing their hands,read more.
and when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of beds.) So the Pharisees and Scribes put the question to Him: "Why do your disciples transgress the traditions of the Elders, and eat their food with unclean hands?"
So after He had washed their feet, put on His garments again, and returned to the table, He said to them, "Do you understand what I have done to you?
Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that He did not wash His hands before breakfasting.
or of teaching about ceremonial washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and the last judgement.
Then He poured water into a basin, and proceeded to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel which He had put round Him.
From Thematic Bible
Ablution » Of the feet
Ablution » of priests
Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews--being, as they are, zealous for the traditions of the Elders--never eat without first carefully washing their hands,
Ablution » Of the hands, as a token of innocency
So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."
Ablution » Of burnt offerings
Ablution » Of the hands
Ablution » For defilement » Those having eaten that which died
Ablution » Traditional forms of, not observed by jesus
Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that He did not wash His hands before breakfasting. The Master however said to him, "Here we see how you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup or plate, while your secret hearts are full of greed and selfishness.
Ablution » For defilement » Bloody
Ablution » For defilement » Of lepers
Ablution » Of infants
Ablution » Of the face
Ablution » Of the dead
But, as it happened, just at that time she was taken ill and died. After washing her body they laid it out in a room upstairs.
