bSee Ezra 1:7-11
Isaiah 52:11
11 aDepart, depart, go out from there;touch no unclean thing;
go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves,
byou who bear the vessels of the Lord.
John 13:10
10Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, cexcept for his feet, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit except for his feet
but is completely clean. And eyou ▼▼The Greek words for you in this verse are plural
are clean, gbut not every one of you.” 2 Corinthians 7:1
1Since we have these promises, beloved, hlet us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body ▼▼Greek flesh
and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. 1 Peter 3:21
21Baptism, which corresponds to this, jnow saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but kas an appeal to God for a good conscience, lthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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