Deuteronomy 21:6
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6 All the elders of that town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi,
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Psalm 73:13
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13 All in vain I have kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.(A)
Psalm 26:6
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6 I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,(A)
Hebrews 9:10
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10 but deal only with food and drink and various baptisms, regulations for the body imposed until the time comes to set things right.(A)
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Matthew 27:24-25
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Pilate Hands Jesus Over to Be Crucified
24 So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood;[a] see to it yourselves.”(A) 25 Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”(B)
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- 27.24 Other ancient authorities read this righteous blood or this righteous man’s blood
Jeremiah 2:22
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22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,
says the Lord God.(A)
Psalm 51:14
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14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.(A)
Psalm 51:7
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7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.(A)
Psalm 51:2
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2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.(A)
Psalm 19:12
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12 But who can detect one’s own errors?
Clear me from hidden faults.(A)
Job 9:30
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30 If I wash myself with soap
and cleanse my hands with lye,(A)
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