John 3:25
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25 A debate broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jew[a] over ceremonial cleansing.
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- 3:25 Some manuscripts read some Jews.
John 2:6
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6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.[a]
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- 2:6 Greek 2 or 3 measures [75 to 113 liters].
Hebrews 6:2
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2 You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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Matthew 3:11
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11 “I baptize with[a] water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.[b]
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1 Peter 3:21
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21 And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from[a] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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- 3:21 Or as an appeal to God for.
Hebrews 9:23
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23 That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals.
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Hebrews 9:10
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10 For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies—physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.
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Hebrews 9:13-14
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13 Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. 14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[a] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
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- 9:14 Greek from dead works.
Mark 7:8
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8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”
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Mark 7:2-5
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2 They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating. 3 (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands,[a] as required by their ancient traditions. 4 Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands[b] in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.[c])
5 So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.”
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