Matthew 16:22

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals. No abominable meat has come into my mouth!”

“ ‘You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. You shall not make yourselves abominable by animal, or by bird, or by anything with which the ground teems, which I have separated from you as unclean for you.

But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Some of you were such, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

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

But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don’t have life in yourselves.

His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”

His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.

Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

“You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.

Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

But if he doesn’t wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’ ”

Please come now therefore, and curse this people for me; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,

Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;

When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young.

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’ ”

He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”

In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.”

I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from within it, by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning.

Depart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels.

They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.

I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.

“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;” he would be the prophet of this people.

“In that day there will be a spring opened to David’s house and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise.

Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.

The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”

The multitude answered him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever. How do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up?’ Who is this Son of Man?”

Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?”

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast!” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?” knowing that it was the Lord.

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.

Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.

The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “See now, the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good.”

A man’s foes will be those of his own household.

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”

For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”