No soap can wash away my sins.

God throws me into a pit with filth, and even my clothes are ashamed of me.

LORD, I wash my hands to show that I am innocent and march in worship around your altar.

Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts?

When Pilate saw that it was no use to go on, but that a riot might break out, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for the death of this man! This is your doing!"

The Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus had not washed before eating.

So the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.

The Jews have rules about ritual washing, and for this purpose six stone water jars were there, each one large enough to hold between twenty and thirty gallons.

Some of John's disciples began arguing with a Jew about the matter of ritual washing.

since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time when God will establish the new order.

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

But if we live in the light---just as he is in the light---then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin.