I (A)wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,

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I wash my hands in innocence,(A)
    and go about your altar, Lord,

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13 All in vain have I (A)kept my heart clean
    and (B)washed my hands in innocence.

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13 Surely in vain(A) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.(B)

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16 (A)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
    remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
(B)cease to do evil,
17     learn to do good;
(C)seek justice,
    correct oppression;
(D)bring justice to the fatherless,
    plead the widow's cause.

18 “Come now, (E)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as (F)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

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  1. Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

16 Wash(A) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(B)
    stop doing wrong.(C)
17 Learn to do right;(D) seek justice.(E)
    Defend the oppressed.[a](F)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(G)
    plead the case of the widow.(H)

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(I)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(J)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(K)

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
    O God, my God.

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Then I will go(A) to the altar(B) of God,
    to God, my joy(C) and my delight.(D)
I will praise you with the lyre,(E)
    O God, my God.

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19 with which Aaron and his sons (A)shall wash their hands and their feet. 20 When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offering[a] to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die.

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  1. Exodus 30:20 Or an offering by fire

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,

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The Full Assurance of Faith

19 (A)Therefore, brothers,[a] since we have confidence to enter (B)the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by (C)the new and living way that he opened for us through (D)the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have (E)a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts (F)sprinkled clean (G)from an evil conscience and our bodies (H)washed with pure water.

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  1. Hebrews 10:19 Or brothers and sisters

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)

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he saved us, (A)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but (B)according to his own mercy, by (C)the washing of regeneration and (D)renewal of the Holy Spirit,

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he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit,

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I desire then that (A)in every place the men should pray, (B)lifting (C)holy hands without anger or quarreling;

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Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands(A) without anger or disputing.

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28 (A)Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

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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.

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23 (A)So if (B)you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

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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.

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11 Judah has been (A)faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For (B)Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. 12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant[a] of the man who does this, who (C)brings an offering to the Lord of hosts!

13 And this second thing you do. (D)You cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.

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  1. Malachi 2:12 Hebrew any who wakes and answers

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)

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  1. 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

(A)He who has (B)clean hands and (C)a pure heart,
    who does not (D)lift up his soul to (E)what is false
    and does not swear deceitfully.

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The one who has clean hands(A) and a pure heart,(B)
    who does not trust in an idol(C)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

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  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely