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John 3:25
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John 3:25
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25 Now a dispute arose between the disciples of John and a Jew[a] about ceremonial washings.
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- 3:25 A Jew: some think Jesus is meant. Many manuscripts read “Jews.”
John 3:25
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John 3:25
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25 An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.(A)
Leviticus 11:33
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Leviticus 11:33
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33 Should any of these creatures fall into a clay vessel, everything in it becomes unclean, and the vessel itself you must break.
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Leviticus 11:33
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Leviticus 11:33
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33 If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.(A)
Amos 9:13-14
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Amos 9:13-14
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13 Yes, days are coming—
oracle of the Lord—
When the one who plows shall overtake the one who reaps
and the vintager, the sower of the seed;
The mountains shall drip with the juice of grapes,
and all the hills shall run with it.(A)
14 I will restore my people Israel,
they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities,
Plant vineyards and drink[a] the wine,
set out gardens and eat the fruits.(B)
Amos 9:13-14
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Amos 9:13-14
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13 “The days are coming,”(A) declares the Lord,
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- Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel
Matthew 15:2
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Matthew 15:2
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2 (A)“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders?[a] They do not wash [their] hands when they eat a meal.”
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Matthew 15:2
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Matthew 15:2
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2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)
Matthew 23:25-26
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Matthew 23:25-26
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25 [a](A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.
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- 23:25–26 The ritual washing of utensils for dining (cf. Mk 7:4) is turned into a metaphor illustrating a concern for appearances while inner purity is ignored. The scribes and Pharisees are compared to cups carefully washed on the outside but filthy within. Self-indulgence: the Greek word here translated means lack of self-control, whether in drinking or in sexual conduct.
Matthew 23:25-26
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Matthew 23:25-26
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25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,(A) but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.(B) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
Mark 7:2-4
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Mark 7:2-4
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2 they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. 3 (For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands,[a] keeping the tradition of the elders. 4 And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves. And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles [and beds].)
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- 7:3 Carefully washing their hands: refers to ritual purification.
Mark 7:2-4
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Mark 7:2-4
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2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,(A) that is, unwashed. 3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(B) 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[a])(C)
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- Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
Luke 11:38
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Luke 11:38
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38 The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.(A)
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Luke 11:38
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Luke 11:38
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38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.(A)
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