Genesis 35:2
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2 And Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods that are among you, (C)purify yourselves, and change your garments.
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Exodus 19:14
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14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.
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Exodus 19:10
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10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and (A)consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes.
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James 4:8
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8 (A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Hebrews 10:22
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22 let us (A)draw near with a true heart (B)in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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1 Peter 2:1-2
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Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood
2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 (B)as newborn babes, desire the pure (C)milk of the word, that you may grow [a]thereby,
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- 1 Peter 2:2 NU adds up to salvation
2 Corinthians 7:1
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The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Ezekiel 36:25
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25 (A)Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you (B)from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
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Ezekiel 18:31
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31 (A)Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a (B)new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?
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1 Samuel 7:3
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3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you (A)return to the Lord with all your hearts, then (B)put away the foreign gods and the (C)Ashtoreths[a] from among you, and (D)prepare your hearts for the Lord, and (E)serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
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- 1 Samuel 7:3 Images of Canaanite goddesses
Joshua 24:23
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23 “Now therefore,” he said, (A)“put away the foreign gods which are among you, and (B)incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”
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Joshua 24:15
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15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, (A)choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether (B)the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of [a]the River, or (C)the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. (D)But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
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- Joshua 24:15 The Euphrates
Deuteronomy 32:16
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16 (A)They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;
With [a]abominations they provoked Him to anger.
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- Deuteronomy 32:16 detestable acts
Genesis 18:19
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19 For I have known him, in order (A)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
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Genesis 31:34
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34 Now Rachel had taken the [a]household idols, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. And Laban [b]searched all about the tent but did not find them.
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- Genesis 31:34 Heb. teraphim
- Genesis 31:34 Lit. felt
Genesis 31:19
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19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen the (A)household[a] idols that were her father’s.
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- Genesis 31:19 Heb. teraphim
2 Kings 5:10
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10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and (A)wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.”
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Galatians 4:8
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Fears for the Church
8 But then, indeed, (A)when you did not know God, (B)you served those which by nature are not gods.
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2 Corinthians 6:15-17
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15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For (A)you[a] are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
(B)“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”
17 Therefore
(C)“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
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- 2 Corinthians 6:16 NU we
1 Corinthians 10:7
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7 (A)And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, (B)“The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
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Acts 19:26
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26 Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that (A)they are not gods which are made with hands.
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John 13:10-11
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10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and (A)you are clean, but not all of you.” 11 For (B)He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”
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Daniel 5:4
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4 They drank wine, (A)and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
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Ezekiel 20:7
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7 Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, (A)throw away (B)the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with (C)the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’
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