Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
Parallel translations
- KJV Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
- BSB “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
- ESV Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!”
- NKJV Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
- NASB Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!”
- NLT Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!”
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- Ps 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
- Ps 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- 1 Pet 3:21This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you — not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- Ps 26:6I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh;
- Heb 10:22let’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,
- Matt 27:24So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”
- Jer 4:14Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
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