Genesis 35:2

Modern English Version

So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I chose him, and he will instruct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He promised him.”

Genesis 31:19

When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s.

Genesis 31:30

Now you surely have gone away because you longed desperately after your father’s house, yet why have you stolen my gods?”

Genesis 31:34

Now Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel’s saddle and sat on them. Laban searched the entire tent, but could not find them.

Genesis 34:2

When Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and defiled her.

Genesis 35:22

When Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

2 Samuel 7:23

And who is like Your people, like Israel—a single nation in the land, whom God went to redeem as a people for Himself, making a name for Himself by doing great and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods.

2 Kings 17:29

But each nation was making its own gods, and they put them in the houses of the high places that the people of Samaria had made, each nation in the cities where they were living.

2 Kings 5:10

Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be returned and cleansed.”

1 Chronicles 16:26

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

Job 1:5

Now when the days of feasting had run their course, Job sent and sanctified them. He would rise up early in the morning, and he would offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all, because Job said: “It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job would do always.

Psalm 51:2

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 51:7

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Exodus 19:10

The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothes,

Exodus 19:14

So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

Exodus 23:13

In all things that I have said to you, watch yourselves, and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Guard your steps when you enter the house of God. Drawing near to obey is better than the sacrifice of fools, because they do not know that they are committing evil.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil from your deeds, from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,

Isaiah 52:11

Depart, depart, go out from there, touch no unclean thing; go out of the midst of her; be clean, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.

Jeremiah 13:27

I have seen your adulteries and your lustful neighings, the lewdness of your harlotry, and your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?

Jeremiah 16:20

Shall a man make gods for himself, which are not gods?

Jeremiah 5:7

How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, then they committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby you have transgressed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 20:7

then I said to them: Cast away, each of you, the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Ezekiel 36:25

Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean. From all your filthiness and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.

Daniel 5:4

They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

Leviticus 15:5

Whoever touches the bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 17:16

But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Numbers 31:24

You will wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you will be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp.”

Acts 19:26

And you see and hear, not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, that this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that these things made by hands are not gods.

1 Corinthians 10:7

Neither be idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel.”

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Galatians 4:8

Previously, when you did not know God, you served those who by nature are not gods.

Deuteronomy 11:28

and the curse, if you will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn from the way which I am commanding you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

Deuteronomy 32:16

They made Him jealous with strange gods; with abominations they provoked Him to anger.

Deuteronomy 5:7

You shall have no other gods before Me.

Deuteronomy 6:14

You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the people which surround you

Deuteronomy 7:25

You must burn the graven images of their gods with fire. You must not desire the silver or gold that is on them nor take any of it, lest you be snared by them, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Hebrews 10:22

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

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Joshua 23:7

Do not assimilate with these peoples remaining among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, nor swear by, serve, or worship them.

Joshua 24:14

“Now fear the Lord, and serve Him with sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:15

If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods your fathers served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites’ land where you are now living. Yet as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua 24:2

Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Long ago your fathers—Terah father of Abraham and Nahor —lived beyond the Euphrates and served other gods.

Joshua 24:20

If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn, bring disaster upon you, and finish you off, after having been good to you.”

Joshua 24:23

“Now then,” he said, “put away the foreign gods in your midst, and stretch out your hearts to the Lord God of Israel!”

Jude 1:23

And others save with fear while pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment stained by the sinful nature.

Judges 10:16

They removed the foreign gods from among them and worshipped the Lord, and He could no longer endure the suffering of Israel.

Ruth 1:15

Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and her gods. Return with her!”

1 Samuel 16:5

And he said, “I have come in peace to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. And make firm your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only. Then He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”