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Psalm 26:6
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Psalm 26:6
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6 I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
I come to your altar, O Lord,
Psalm 26:6
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Psalm 26:6
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6 I wash my hands in innocence,(A)
and go about your altar, Lord,
Psalm 73:13
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Psalm 73:13
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13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
Psalm 73:13
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Psalm 73:13
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Isaiah 1:16-18
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Isaiah 1:16-18
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16 Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.
17 Learn to do good.
Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
Defend the cause of orphans.
Fight for the rights of widows.
18 “Come now, let’s settle this,”
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
I will make them as white as snow.
Though they are red like crimson,
I will make them as white as wool.
Isaiah 1:16-18
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Isaiah 1:16-18
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Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor
Exodus 30:19-20
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Exodus 30:19-20
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19 Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and feet there. 20 They must wash with water whenever they go into the Tabernacle to appear before the Lord and when they approach the altar to burn up their special gifts to the Lord—or they will die!
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Exodus 30:19-20
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Exodus 30:19-20
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19 Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet(A) with water(B) from it. 20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die.(C) Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord,
Hebrews 10:19-22
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Hebrews 10:19-22
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A Call to Persevere
19 And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death,[b] Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. 21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
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Hebrews 10:19-22
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Hebrews 10:19-22
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A Call to Persevere in Faith
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence(A) to enter the Most Holy Place(B) by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way(C) opened for us through the curtain,(D) that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest(E) over the house of God,(F) 22 let us draw near to God(G) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(H) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(I) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(J)
Titus 3:5
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Titus 3:5
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5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a]
Footnotes
- 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
1 Timothy 2:8
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1 Timothy 2:8
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8 In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.
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1 Timothy 2:8
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1 Timothy 2:8
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8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands(A) without anger or disputing.
1 Corinthians 11:28-29
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1 Corinthians 11:28-29
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28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. 29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ,[a] you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself.
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- 11:29 Greek the body; other manuscripts read the Lord’s body.
1 Corinthians 11:28-29
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1 Corinthians 11:28-29
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28 Everyone ought to examine themselves(A) before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
Matthew 5:23-24
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Matthew 5:23-24
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23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice[a] at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, 24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
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Matthew 5:23-24
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Matthew 5:23-24
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23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
Malachi 2:11-13
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Malachi 2:11-13
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11 Judah has been unfaithful, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. The men of Judah have defiled the Lord’s beloved sanctuary by marrying women who worship idols. 12 May the Lord cut off from the nation of Israel[a] every last man who has done this and yet brings an offering to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
13 Here is another thing you do. You cover the Lord’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning because he pays no attention to your offerings and doesn’t accept them with pleasure.
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- 2:12 Hebrew from the tents of Jacob. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.
Malachi 2:11-13
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Malachi 2:11-13
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11 Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable(A) thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves(B) by marrying(C) women who worship a foreign god.(D) 12 As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove(E) him from the tents of Jacob[a](F)—even though he brings an offering(G) to the Lord Almighty.
13 Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears.(H) You weep and wail(I) because he no longer looks with favor(J) on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.(K)
Footnotes
- Malachi 2:12 Or 12 May the Lord remove from the tents of Jacob anyone who gives testimony in behalf of the man who does this
Psalm 43:4
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Psalm 43:4
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4 There I will go to the altar of God,
to God—the source of all my joy.
I will praise you with my harp,
O God, my God!
Psalm 24:4
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Psalm 24:4
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4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
Psalm 24:4
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Psalm 24:4
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