³⁷ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Once again I will yield to Israel’s plea^(A) and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,^(B)

²¹ and since we have a great priest^(A) over the house of God,^{(B) 22} let us draw near to God^(C) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,^(D) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience^(E) and having our bodies washed with pure water.^(F)

³ “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts^(A) and put wicked stumbling blocks^(B) before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?^(C)

¹⁴ This is the confidence^(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.^(B)

³ “Son of man, speak to the elders^(A) of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire^(B) of me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of me, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(C)’

² You desire but do not have, so you kill.^(A) You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. ³ When you ask, you do not receive,^(B) because you ask with wrong motives,^(C) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

¹⁶ Let us then approach^(A) God’s throne of grace with confidence,^(B) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.