The word in Scripture

Clean in the Bible

The word clean appears 133 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To be clean is to be washed from the defilement of sin. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What clean means in the Bible

To be clean is to be washed from the defilement of sin.

Where the word clean appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word clean appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,”Genesis 7:8

“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”Psalms 24:4

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”Psalms 51:10

“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”Matthew 8:3

“Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.”Matthew 23:26

“And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.”Luke 5:13

“For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.”John 13:11

“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”John 15:3