² according to the foreknowledge^(A) of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit^(B) for obedience^(C) and for sprinkling with the blood^(D) of Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

²² let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.^(A)