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The account of Jesus receiving a sponge soaked in vinegar while on the cross appears in all four of the canonical gospels, with some variation.In both Mark 15:35–36 and Matthew 27:47–48, just after Jesus says "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me", a bystander soaks a sponge in vinegar and raises it on a reed for Jesus to drink.
In the New Testament, washing also occurs in reference to rites of Judaism [5] part of the action of a healing by Jesus, [6] the preparation of a body for burial, [7] the washing of nets by fishermen, [8] a person's personal washing of the face to appear in public, [9] the cleansing of an injured person's wounds, [10] Pontius Pilate's washing ...
Based on Jesus' doctrine of the sheep and the goats, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy are a means of grace as good deeds; it is also a work of justice pleasing to God. [6] The precept is an affirmative one, that is, it is of the sort which is always binding but not always operative, for lack of matter or occasion or fitting circumstances.
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” — 1 Chronicles 16:34 “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18
The event (or events – see discussion below) is reported in Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 7, and John 12. [2] Matthew and Mark are very similar: Matthew 26:6–13. While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
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In the New Testament, washing also occurs in reference to rites of Judaism [30] part of the action of a healing by Jesus, [31] the preparation of a body for burial, [32] the washing of nets by fishermen, [33] a person's personal washing of the face to appear in public, [34] the cleansing of an injured person's wounds, [35] Pontius Pilate's ...