Zechariah 3:4

New Century Version

The angel said to those standing in front of him, “Take off those dirty clothes.” Then the angel said to Joshua, “Look, I have taken away your sin from you, and I am giving you beautiful, fine clothes.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan answered, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You will not die.

1 Kings 22:19

But Micaiah said, “Hear the message from the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with his heavenly army standing near him on his right and on his left.

Psalm 51:9

Turn your face from my sins and wipe out all my guilt.

Isaiah 43:25

“I, I am the One who erases all your sins, for my sake; I will not remember your sins.

Isaiah 44:22

I have swept away your sins like a big cloud; I have removed your sins like a cloud that disappears into the air. Come back to me because I saved you.”

Isaiah 52:1

Wake up, wake up, Jerusalem! Become strong! Be beautiful again, holy city of Jerusalem. The people who do not worship God and who are not pure will not enter you again.

Isaiah 61:10

The Lord makes me very happy; all that I am rejoices in my God. He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels.

Isaiah 61:3

and to help the sorrowing people of Jerusalem. I will give them a crown to replace their ashes, and the oil of gladness to replace their sorrow, and clothes of praise to replace their spirit of sadness. Then they will be called Trees of Goodness, trees planted by the Lord to show his greatness.

Jeremiah 52:33

So Jehoiachin put away his prison clothes, and for the rest of his life, he ate at the king’s table.

Ezekiel 36:25

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and your idols.

Ezekiel 42:14

The priests who enter the Holy Place must leave their serving clothes there before they go into the outer courtyard, because these clothes are holy. After they put on other clothes, they may go to the part of the Temple area which is for the people.”

Micah 7:18

There is no God like you. You forgive those who are guilty of sin; you don’t look at the sins of your people who are left alive. You will not stay angry forever, because you enjoy being kind.

Micah 7:19

You will have mercy on us again; you will conquer our sins. You will throw away all our sins into the deepest part of the sea.

Zechariah 3:1

Then he showed me Joshua, the high priest, standing in front of the Lord’s angel. And Satan was standing by Joshua’s right side to accuse him.

Zechariah 3:7

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘If you do as I tell you and serve me, you will be in charge of my Temple and my courtyards. And I will let you be with these angels who are standing here.

Zechariah 3:9

Look, I put this stone in front of Joshua, a stone with seven sides. I will carve a message on it,’ says the Lord All-Powerful. ‘And in one day I will take away the sin of this land.’

Matthew 22:11

“When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man who was not dressed for a wedding.

Luke 1:19

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand before God, who sent me to talk to you and to tell you this good news.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring the best clothes and put them on him. Also, put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Romans 3:22

God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same:

Romans 6:23

The payment for sin is death. But God gives us the free gift of life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:11

In the past, some of you were like that, but you were washed clean. You were made holy, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God.

Colossians 3:10

You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you. This new life brings you the true knowledge of God.

Hebrews 8:12

I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore.”

Revelation 5:11

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels around the throne, and the four living creatures, and the elders. There were thousands and thousands of angels,

Revelation 7:14

I answered, “You know, sir.” And the elder said to me, “These are the people who have come out of the great distress. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.