Bible Verses About Ablution: General references

Moreouer, the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Goe to the people, and sanctifie them to day and to morow, and let them wash their clothes.

Then Moses went downe from ye mount vnto the people, and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eate bread.

And when they sawe some of his disciples eate meate with common hands, (that is to say, vnwashen) they complained.

(For the Pharises, and all the Iewes, except they wash their hands oft, eate not, holding the tradition of the Elders.

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eate not: and many other things there be, which they haue taken vpon them to obserue, as the washing of cups, and pots, and of brasen vessels, and of beds.)

Then asked him the Pharises and Scribes, Why walke not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eate meate with vnwashen hands?

For ye lay the commandement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe.

And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.

And when the Pharise saw it, he marueiled that he had not first washed before dinner.

Which only stood in meates and drinkes, and diuers washings, and carnal rites, which were inioyned, vntill the time of reformation.