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Baptisms Acts 2:38

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Baptisms Acts 1:5

For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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Baptisms Acts 2:41

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

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Purifications or Baptisms by Sprinkling Numbers 19:13, 18

Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. / Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.

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Purifications or Baptisms by Sprinkling Hebrews 9:19

For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

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Purifications or Baptisms by Washing Parts of the Body Exodus 30:19

with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

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Purifications or Baptisms by Washing the Whole Body Leviticus 8:6

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

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Purifications or Baptisms by Washing the Whole Body Leviticus 14:9

On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

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Purifications or Baptisms of High Priest on Day of Atonement Leviticus 16:4, 24

He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them. / He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Individuals Who Were Ceremonially Unclean Leviticus 15:2–13

“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. / This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness. / Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Individuals Who Were Ceremonially Unclean Leviticus 17:15

And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Individuals Who Were Ceremonially Unclean Leviticus 22:4–7

If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— / the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Individuals Who Were Ceremonially Unclean Numbers 19:7–12, 21

Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. / The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening. / Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Israel at the Exodus Exodus 14:22

and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Israel at the Exodus 1 Corinthians 10:2

They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Israel Before Receiving the Law Exodus 19:10

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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Purifications or Baptisms of Levites Before Consecration Numbers 8:6, 7

“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. / This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Nazarites After Vow Expired Acts 21:24, 26

Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law. / So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Priests Before Consecration Exodus 29:4

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Priests Performed in the Brazen Laver Exodus 30:18

“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,

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Purifications or Baptisms of Priests Performed in the Brazen Laver 2 Chronicles 4:6

He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.

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Purifications or Baptisms of the Healed Leper Leviticus 14:8, 9

The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days. / On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

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Purifications or Baptisms of Things for Burnt-Offerings 2 Chronicles 4:6

He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.

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Purifications or Baptisms used by the Devout Before Entering God's House Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

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Purifications or Baptisms used by the Devout Before Entering God's House Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Availed to Sanctifying the Flesh Hebrews 9:13

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

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Purifications or Baptisms: Consequence of Neglecting Those Prescribed by Law Leviticus 17:16

But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”

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Purifications or Baptisms: Consequence of Neglecting Those Prescribed by Law Numbers 19:13, 20

Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. / But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Insufficient for Spiritual Purification Job 9:30, 31

If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, / then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Insufficient for Spiritual Purification Jeremiah 2:22

Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Means Used for Running Water Leviticus 15:13

When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Means Used for Water Mixed with Blood Exodus 24:5–8

Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. / Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar. / Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

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Purifications or Baptisms: Means Used for Water Mixed with Blood Hebrews 9:19

For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

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Purifications or Baptisms: Means Used for Water of Separation Numbers 19:9

Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Multiplied by Traditions 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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Purifications or Baptisms: Multiplied by Traditions Mark 7:3, 4

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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Purifications or Baptisms: Purification by the Blood of Christ Hebrews 9:9–12

It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. / They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform. / But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Regeneration Ephesians 5:26

to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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Purifications or Baptisms: Regeneration 1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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Purifications or Baptisms: The Jews Laid Great Stress On John 3:25

Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

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Purifications or Baptisms: Vessels in the Houses of the Jews For John 2:6

Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

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