Verse 3

I have taken off my tunic; how can I put it back on? I have washed my feet; how can I dirty them again?

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:7 : 7 And suppose the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.”
  • Rom 7:22-23 : 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in my members, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.
  • Prov 3:28 : 28 Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go and come back, tomorrow I will give it,' when you already have it with you.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'
  • Matt 25:5 : 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
  • Matt 26:38-43 : 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me." 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." 40 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter. 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42 A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done." 43 When He came back, He again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.