Deuteronomy 21:6 And all the elders of that city, that are next to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley: Nave's Topical Index
Psalm 26:6 I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I compass your altar, O LORD: Nave's Topical Index
Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see you to it. Nave's Topical Index
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