Lord, I wash my hands\par to show that I am pure\par so I may come to your altar. {\cf2\super [156]} \par
John 13:9 - Easy To Read Version Simon Peter answered, “Lord, after you wash my feet, wash my hands and my head too!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, [wash] not only my feet, but my hands and my head too! American Standard Version (1901) Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Common English Bible Simon Peter said, “Lord, not only my feet but also my hands and my head!” Catholic Public Domain Version Simon Peter said to him, "Then Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head. |
Lord, I wash my hands\par to show that I am pure\par so I may come to your altar. {\cf2\super [156]} \par
God, scrub away my guilt.\par Wash away my sins,\par Make me clean again!\par
Use the hyssop plant and do the ceremony\par to make me pure.\par Wash me until I am whiter than snow!\par
People of Jerusalem, wash the evil\par from your hearts.\par Make your hearts pure so you can be saved.\par Don’t continue making evil plans.\par
Pilate saw that he could do nothing to make the people change. And he saw that the people were becoming upset. So Pilate took some water and washed his hands {\cf2\super [429]} so that all the people could see. Then Pilate said, “I am not guilty of this man’s death. You are the ones that are doing it!”
Jesus said, “After a person has a bath, his whole body is clean. He needs only to wash his feet. And you men are clean, but not every one of you.”
We have been cleansed and made free from feelings of guilt. And our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere (true) heart, feeling sure because of our faith.
That water is like baptism {\cf2\super [26]} that now saves you. Baptism is not the washing of dirt from the body. Baptism is asking God for a pure heart. It saves you because Jesus Christ was raised from death.