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Ablution: General Scriptures Concerning Exodus 19:10, 14

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes / When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.

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Ablution: General Scriptures Concerning Matthew 15:2

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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Ablution: General Scriptures Concerning Mark 7:2–5, 8, 9

and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

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Ablution: General Scriptures Concerning Luke 11:38

But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

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Ablution: General Scriptures Concerning Hebrews 9:10

They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

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