21 Bible Verses about Washing

And there were six waterpots of stone sitting there according to the purification of the Jews, containing about two or three firkins. Jesus says to them,

Do you know that everything entering into the mouth goes into the stomach, and is cast out into excrement? But those things going out from the mouth come forth from the heart; and these pollute the man. For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.read more.
These are the things which defile the man: but to eat bread with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

And He said, Everything proceeding out from the man, that defiles the man. For within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, impurity, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, folly.read more.
All these evils proceed out from within, and defile the man.

And the Pharisees and certain ones of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, gather to Him. And seeing certain ones of His disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands. For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they diligently wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders.read more.
And from the forum, unless they may baptize themselves, they do not eat: and many other things which they have received to hold, the baptism of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, Wherefore do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders: but they eat bread with unwashed hands? And responding He said to them, Beautifully did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as has been written, This people honor me with lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For having left the commandment of God, you are holding the tradition of men. And He said to them, Truly, you make void the commandment of God, that you may hold your own tradition.

Then the scribes and Pharisees, who are from Jerusalem, come to Jesus, saying, Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. And responding He said to them; Wherefore do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

And calling the crowd to Him again, He said to them, Hear all ye, and understand. There is nothing without a man coming into him, which is competent to defile him: but those things coming out from him, these are the things which defile the man.

And calling the multitude to Him, He said to them, Hear and understand: That if which cometh into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which cometh out from the mouth, that defiles the man.

And while He was speaking, a Pharisee asked Him, that He would dine with him: and having come in, He sat up at the table. And the Pharisee seeing, was astonished because He was not first baptized before dinner. And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees purify the outside of the cup and the plate, but the interior is full of extortion and wickedness.read more.
Ye fools, did not the One having made the outside also make the inside? Therefore give alms of your substance; and behold all things are pure unto you.

Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? He not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor Sodomites, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor scolds, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but you have washed, but you have been sanctified, but you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God.

Husbands, love your wives with divine love, as Christ also loved the church with divine love, and gave himself for her; in order that he might sanctify her, having purified her by the washing of water through the word, in order that he might present to himself the glorious church, having not spot or wrinkle or any of such things; but that she might be holy and blameless.

And now why tarriest thou? arising, be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on His name.

not from works which are in righteousness, which we did, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewal of the Holy Ghost,

let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled as to our hearts from an evil conscience,

draw nigh unto God, and he draws nigh unto you. Purify your hands, ye sinners; and cleanse your hearts, ye double-minded.

And I said unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me; These are those coming up out of great tribulation, who have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Happy are those who wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city.

And Pilate seeing that he profits nothing, but rather an uproar supervenes, having taken water, washed his hands in the presence of the multitude, saying, For I am free from the blood of this just one: you shall see to it.