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Hebrews 9:10

They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

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ASV

being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

KJV

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μόνονmonon[consisting] onlyG3441 →
ἐπὶepiinG1909 →
βρώμασινbrōmasinfoodsG1033 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πόμασινpomasinin drinksG4188 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
διαφόροιςdiaphoroisin variousG1313 →
βαπτισμοῖς,baptismoiswashings,G909 →
δικαιώματαdikaiōmataordinancesG1345 →
σαρκὸςsarkosof [the] fleshG4561 →
μέχριmechriuntilG3360 →
καιροῦkairou[the] timeG2540 →
διορθώσεωςdiorthōseōsof reformationG1357 →
ἐπικείμενα.¶epikeimenabeing imposed.G1945 →

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John 2:6Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.Mark 7:15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”John 3:25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.Ephesians 2:15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peaceColossians 2:16Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.Hebrews 7:16one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.Leviticus 11:2–47“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:Leviticus 11:8You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.Romans 14:2For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Exodus 40:12Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.Leviticus 16:4He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.Ephesians 1:10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.Hebrews 9:1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.Exodus 30:19–21with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.Hebrews 2:5For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.Galatians 4:3–4So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.Deuteronomy 23:11When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.

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